The New York Times Connections puzzle returns with another challenging word game! If you're stuck on puzzle #574 (January 5, 2025), this guide offers hints, solutions, and more. The rules of the game are not included here, but all the information needed to solve the puzzle is provided below.
Puzzle Words: Stop, Gross, Make, Home, Yield, Volume, Slow, Snare, Quiet, Kettle, Net, Mute, Ear, Sleepy, Oil, Calm.
General Hints:
- The categories do not relate to street signs or corn.
- "Mute" and "Stop" belong in the same group.
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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