Connect With the Times: Ace Hints on #574 (Jan 5, '25)

Feb 07,25

The NYT Connections puzzle for January 5th, 2025 (#574) presents a challenging word grouping challenge. If you're stuck, this guide provides hints, category solutions, and the complete answer without revealing the gameplay rules.

Puzzle Words: Stop, Gross, Make, Home, Yield, Volume, Slow, Snare, Quiet, Kettle, Net, Mute, Ear, Sleepy, Oil, Calm

Hints & Solutions:

General Hints:

  • The categories aren't related to street signs or corn.
  • "Mute" and "Stop" belong in the same group.

Image: General Hints

Yellow Category (Easy):

  • Hint: Think of descriptors for a quiet, small town.
  • Answer: Hardly Bustling
  • Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow

Image: Yellow Category Hint

Green Category (Medium):

  • Hint: Relates to the amount of money earned.
  • Answer: Earn
  • Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield

Image: Green Category Hint

Blue Category (Hard):

  • Hint: Consider functions found on a remote control.
  • Answer: Remote Control Functions
  • Words: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume

Image: Blue Category Hint

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

Image: Purple Category Hint

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)

Image: Complete Solution

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