Solve the NYT Connections Puzzle #582 (January 13, 2025)
The New York Times Games presents Connections, a daily word puzzle. This puzzle provides a set of seemingly unrelated words, each belonging to one of four hidden categories. The challenge lies in identifying these categories using only the words themselves.
Today's puzzle (January 13, 2025) includes the following words: Bank, Park, Book, Store, Reserve, Train, School, Pool, Earth, Signal, Inch, Coach, Turn, Glow, Guide, and Brake.
Need a helping hand? This guide provides hints and solutions.
General Hints:
- The categories aren't errand-related locations.
- No categories involve the phrase "____ up."
- "Earth" and "Book" belong to the same category.
Category Solutions:
Yellow (Easy):
- Hint: To instruct, to tutor.
- Answer: Teach
- Words: Coach, Guide, School, Train
Green (Medium):
- Hint: A hoard, a stash.
- Answer: Cache
- Words: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store
Blue (Hard):
- Hint: Related actions include: Change lanes, drive, parallel park, make a U-turn.
- Answer: Driving Instruction Directives
- Words: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn
Purple (Tricky):
- Hint: Each word can be followed by "worm" to create a common phrase.
- Answer: ____ Worm
- Words: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch
Complete Solution:
- Yellow - Teach: Coach, Guide, School, Train
- Green - Cache: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store
- Blue - Driving Instruction Directives: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn
- Purple - ____ Worm: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch
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