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New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #574 January 5, 2025

Authore: BrooklynUpdate:Jan 26,2025

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.

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General Hints:

  1. The categories do not relate to street signs or corn.
  2. "Mute" and "Stop" belong in the same group.

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Yellow Category (Easy):

Hint: Think of descriptors for a quiet, small town.

Answer: Hardly Bustling

Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow

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Green Category (Medium):

Hint: Relates to the amount of money earned.

Answer: Earn

Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield

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Blue Category (Hard):

Hint: Consider functions found on a remote control.

Answer: Remote Control Functions

Words: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume

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Purple Category (Tricky):

Hint: Each word can be followed by a specific four-letter word to create common compound words.

Answer: Words Before Drum

Words: Ear, Kettle, Oil, Snare

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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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