The NYT Connections puzzle for January 5th, 2025 (#574) presents a challenging word grouping game. This article provides solutions and hints to help you conquer this brain teaser. Remember, this only helps if you're stuck; try to solve it yourself first!
The sixteen words in the puzzle are: Stop, Gross, Make, Home, Yield, Volume, Slow, Snare, Quiet, Kettle, Net, Mute, Ear, Sleepy, Oil, and Calm.
General Hints:
- No categories relate to street signs or corn.
- "Mute" and "Stop" belong together.
Yellow Category (Easy):
Hint: Think about descriptors of a small town.
Answer: Hardly Bustling
Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow
Green Category (Medium):
Hint: Consider ways to describe income or profit.
Answer: Earn
Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield
Blue Category (Hard):
Hint: Think about the controls on a remote.
Answer: Remote Control Functions
Words: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume
Purple Category (Tricky):
Hint: Each word can be followed by a specific four-letter word to create common phrases.
Answer: Words Before Drum
Words: Ear, Kettle, Oil, Snare
Complete Solution:
- 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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