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New York Times Connections: Hints and Answers for #578 (Jan. 9, 2025)

by Ryan Feb 11,2025

Connections is a daily word puzzle presenting sixteen words, requiring players to categorize them into four groups with minimal errors. This guide provides solutions and hints for puzzle #578 (January 9, 2025).

Puzzle Words: Shining, Finance, Table, Sit, Stand, Stay, To, It, Sea, Stall, Come, From, Legal, Heel, Booth, Sales.

General Hints:

  1. The themes avoid horror films and journeys.
  2. Legal and Sales belong together.

Category Hints and Solutions:

Yellow (Easy):

  • Hint: Small, temporary sales locations at a market.
  • Answer: Vendor's Spot at a Market
  • Words: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table

Green (Medium):

  • Hint: Dog training commands.
  • Answer: Dog Commands
  • Words: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay

Blue (Hard):

  • Hint: Business departments.
  • Answer: Corporate Departments
  • Words: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales

Purple (Tricky):

  • Hint: Final words of "America the Beautiful."
  • Answer: Last Words in "America the Beautiful"
  • Words: From, Sea, Shining, To

Complete Solution:

  • Yellow: Vendor's Spot at a Market: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table
  • Green: Dog Commands: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay
  • Blue: Corporate Departments: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales
  • Purple: Last Words in "America the Beautiful": From, Sea, Shining, To

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