What were the NYT Connections answers for January 28, 2026 (#1026)?

NYT Connections #1026 (January 28, 2026) answers: IMITATION: DUMMY, MOCK, PRETEND, SHAM | CLEANING SUPPLIES: BUCKET, GLOVES, RAG, SOAP | COMPONENTS OF A RECORD PLAYER: MOTOR, NEEDLE, PLATTER, TONEARM | SPARE ___: ME, RIB, TIME, TIRE

What were the Connections categories on January 28, 2026?

The four categories were: IMITATION, CLEANING SUPPLIES, COMPONENTS OF A RECORD PLAYER, SPARE ___.

NYT Connections Answers: January 28, 2026

Puzzle #1026 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest

IMITATION

DUMMY, MOCK, PRETEND, SHAM

🟩 Green

CLEANING SUPPLIES

BUCKET, GLOVES, RAG, SOAP

🟦 Blue

COMPONENTS OF A RECORD PLAYER

MOTOR, NEEDLE, PLATTER, TONEARM

🟪 Purple — Hardest

SPARE ___

ME, RIB, TIME, TIRE

Word Grid

All 16 words from puzzle #1026:

DUMMY

MOCK

PRETEND

SHAM

BUCKET

GLOVES

RAG

SOAP

MOTOR

NEEDLE

PLATTER

TONEARM

RIB

TIME

TIRE

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