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The New York Times Connections puzzle returns with another brain-teaser! Stuck on puzzle #574 (January 5, 2025)? This guide provides hints, solutions, and category breakdowns to help you conquer this word game, similar in style to Wordle. Note: This guide only offers solutions; the rules of play are assumed known.
The Sixteen Words: Stop, Gross, Make, Home, Yield, Volume, Slow, Snare, Quiet, Kettle, Net, Mute, Ear, Sleepy, Oil, Calm.
Hints & Solutions:
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 descriptors of a small town.
- Answer: Hardly Bustling
- Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow
Green Category (Medium):
- Hint: Relates to the amount you earn.
- Answer: Earn
- Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield
Blue Category (Hard):
- Hint: Consider buttons found on a remote control.
- 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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