Connections returns with another brain-bending puzzle! To win, you must correctly categorize all sixteen words with fewer than four errors. Your only clue? The words themselves.
Experienced Connections players know the challenge this game presents. Need a hand? This guide offers hints, solutions, category clues, and more.
NYT Connections Puzzle #585 Words (January 16, 2025)
The puzzle includes: Market, Switch, Plant, Mall, Trade, Gym, Outlet, Asset, Rug, Business, Mole, Sconce, Pack, Agent, Baseboard, Commerce.
Hints & Solutions
Expand the sections below for hints and answers.
General Hints
- These aren't typical places for errands or shopping.
- "Asset" and "Mole" belong together.
- "Mall" and "Pack" share a category.
Yellow Category Hints (Easy)
Hint: Economic transactions.
Yellow Category Solution (Easy)
Buying and Selling
Yellow Category Solution & Words (Easy)
Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade
Green Category Hints (Medium)
Hint: Consider: fireplace, TV, window, crown molding.
Green Category Solution (Medium)
Installed On a Wall
Green Category Solution & Words (Medium)
Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch
Blue Category Hints (Hard)
Hint: Informer, operative.
Blue Category Solution (Hard)
Spy
Blue Category Solution & Words (Hard)
Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant
Purple Category Hints (Tricky)
Hint: Each word can be followed by a three-letter animal to form a common phrase.
Purple Category Solution (Tricky)
___ Rat
Purple Category Solution & Words (Tricky)
___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug
Complete Solution for NYT Connections #585
- Yellow: Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade
- Green: Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch
- Blue: Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant
- Purple: ___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug
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