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The NYT Connections puzzle for January 5th, 2025 (#574) presents a challenging word grouping game. If you're stuck, this guide provides hints, solutions, and explanations 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 are not related to street signs or corn.
- "Mute" and "Stop" belong to the same group.
Category 1: Yellow (Easy)
- Hint: Think of descriptors for a quiet, small town.
- Answer: Hardly Bustling
- Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow
Category 2: Green (Medium)
- Hint: Consider ways to describe income or profit.
- Answer: Earn
- Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield
Category 3: Blue (Hard)
- Hint: Think about controls found on many remote devices.
- Answer: Remote Control Functions
- Words: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume
Category 4: Purple (Tricky)
- Hint: Each word can be paired with a four-letter word to create a common compound word.
- Answer: Words Before Drum
- Words: Ear, Kettle, Oil, Snare
Full 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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