The New York Times' daily word game, Connections, presented puzzle 947 on January 12, 2026, challenging players to group 16 words into four categories. The game involves identifying hidden associations, with categories color-coded by difficulty from yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest). Some puzzles feature straightforward links, while others incorporate wordplay or abstract connections, requiring careful elimination and attention to spelling or specific meanings of words, such as 'compact' referring to an agreement rather than size.