The Super Bowl is still a week away, but there’s a preview in Connections No. 599 for Jan. 30.

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Today’s Connections puzzle has one of those purple categories that always make me shake my head a little. I can rarely solve it with no hints, but once I see what the puzzlemakers were doing, I have to admire their creativity. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. And players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Distinctive atmosphere or feeling

Green group hint: Super Bowl snacks

Blue group hint: Get over it

Purple group hint: Like Oslo or London

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Intangible quality

Green group: Game day fare

Blue group: Keep going on about, with “on”

Purple group: Starting with European capitals

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

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The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 30, 2025.

The yellow  words in today’s Connections

The theme is intangible quality. The four answers are air, aura, halo and vibe.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is game day fare. The four answers are beer, dip, pizza and wings.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is keep going on about, with “on.” The four answers are dwell, harp, insist and linger.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is starting with European capitals. The four answers are Bernie, parish, rigatoni and Romeo.

Toughest Connections puzzles

We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.

#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.

#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.

#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.

#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.

#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.

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