The NYT Connections puzzle for January 5th, 2025 (#574) presents a challenging word grouping game. If you're stuck, this guide provides hints, solutions, and category explanations without revealing the game's rules.
Puzzle Words: Stop, Gross, Make, Home, Yield, Volume, Slow, Snare, Quiet, Kettle, Net, Mute, Ear, Sleepy, Oil, Calm
Hints & Solutions:
The following sections offer progressively more detailed clues, culminating in complete solutions. Expand each section to reveal the information.
General Hints:
- The categories aren't related to street signs or corn.
- "Mute" and "Stop" belong in the same group.
Yellow Category (Easy):
- Hint: Think of a descriptor for a small, possibly quiet, town.
Yellow Category Solution:
- Category: Hardly Bustling
- Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow
Green Category (Medium):
- Hint: Relates to the process of acquiring something valuable.
Green Category Solution:
- Category: Earn
- Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield
Blue Category (Hard):
- Hint: Consider functions found on a typical remote control.
Blue Category Solution:
- Category: Remote Control Functions
- Words: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume
Purple Category (Tricky):
- Hint: Each word can be combined with a specific four-letter word to create common compound words.
Purple Category Solution:
- Category: Words Before "Drum"
- Words: Ear, Kettle, Oil, Snare
Complete Solution Summary:
- Yellow - Hardly Bustling: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow
- Green - Earn: Gross, Make, Net, Yield
- Blue - Remote Control Functions: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume
- Purple - Words Before Drum: Ear, Kettle, Oil, Snare
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