The NYT Connections puzzle for January 5th, 2025 (#574) presents a challenging word grouping game. If you're stuck, this guide provides hints, category clues, and the complete solution. Note that this guide doesn't explain the game's rules; it assumes you already understand how to play.
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 together.
Category Hints and Solutions:
Yellow Category (Easy):
- Hint: Think about descriptors of a small, possibly quiet, town.
- Answer: Hardly Bustling
- Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow
Green Category (Medium):
- Hint: Relates to the process of earning money or profit.
- Answer: Earn
- Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield
Blue Category (Hard):
- Hint: Think about functions found on a remote control.
- Answer: Remote Control Functions
- Words: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume
Purple Category (Tricky):
- Hint: Each word can be combined with 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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