Solve the NYT Connections Puzzle #575 (January 6, 2025)
This article provides solutions and hints for the NYT Connections puzzle #575, featuring the words: Blanket, Boot, Breeze, Rum, Picnic, Pant, Umbrella, Pie, Heave, Ars, ABC, General, Broad, Gasp, But, and Puff. The puzzle requires categorizing these words into four groups.
Understanding "Ars"
The definition of ARS (an acronym for various groups) isn't directly relevant to solving the puzzle.
General Hints:
- No categories relate to rainy-day items.
- No categories relate to outdoor air movement.
- "Ars" and "But" belong in the same group.
Category Solutions:
Yellow Category (Easy): Breathe Hard
- Words: Gasp, Heave, Pant, Puff
Green Category (Medium): Catchall
- Words: Blanket, Broad, General, Umbrella
Blue Category (Hard): Metaphors for Easy Things
- Words: ABC, Breeze, Picnic, Pie
Purple Category (Tricky): Synonyms for Rear End Minus Last Letter
- Words: Ars, Boot, But, Rum
Complete Solution:
- Yellow - Breathe Hard: Gasp, Heave, Pant, Puff
- Green - Catchall: Blanket, Broad, General, Umbrella
- Blue - Metaphors for Easy Things: ABC, Breeze, Picnic, Pie
- Purple - Synonyms for Rear End Minus Last Letter: Ars, Boot, But, Rum
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