The NYT Connections puzzle for January 5th, 2025 (#574) presents a challenging word grouping exercise. If you're stumped, this guide offers 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.
General Hints:
- The categories aren't related to street signs or corn.
- "Mute" and "Stop" belong in the same group.
Category Hints and Solutions:
Yellow Category (Easy):
Hint: Think of descriptors for a quiet, small town.
Answer: Hardly Bustling
Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow
Green Category (Medium):
Hint: Relates to the amount of money earned.
Answer: Earn
Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield
Blue Category (Hard):
Hint: Consider functions 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 compound words.
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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