Connections returns with another set of sixteen words to categorize. If you're struggling with this puzzle, you're not alone—it's quite challenging to solve entirely on your own.
This guide is for players who already understand how Connections works but need a little assistance with today's challenge. You'll find helpful hints, category spoilers, and additional insights below.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #584 for January 15, 2025
Today’s Connections puzzle features the following words: Peanut, Vehicle, Dirty, Robot, Shy, Big, Wet, Toad, Medium, Low, Perfect, Tool, Light, Mechanism, Dry, and Short.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
The sections below offer various clues to help you solve this popular mobile puzzle. Click the Read More button under each header to reveal the content. Each section is initially hidden to prevent accidental spoilers as you scroll.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some broad hints for this tricky puzzle:
1. None of the groups relate to laundry machine settings.
2. No categories are based on mechanical objects like robots or vehicles.
3. Robot and Toad belong to the same category.
read moreYellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Hints for the yellow (easiest) category: It relates to a mode or method.
read moreYellow Connections Category Answer
The yellow (easiest) category is Means.
read moreYellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The yellow category answer is Means.
The four words in this group are: Mechanism, Medium, Tool, Vehicle.
read moreGreen NYT Connections Category Hints
Hints for the green (medium difficulty) category: Signifies inadequacy.
read moreGreen Connections Category Answer
The green (medium difficulty) category is Lacking.
read moreGreen Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The green category answer is Lacking.
The four words in this group are: Light, Low, Short, Shy.
read moreBlue NYT Connections Category Hints
Hints for the blue (difficult) category in this free Wordle-like game: Shaken, not stirred.
read moreBlue Connections Category Answer
The blue (difficult) category is Martini Specifications.
read moreBlue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The blue category answer is Martini Specifications.
The four words in this group are: Dirty, Dry, Perfect, Wet.
read morePurple NYT Connections Category Hints
Hints for the purple (trickiest) category: Other examples include Rogers, Clean, Magoo, Bean.
read morePurple Connections Category Answer
The purple (trickiest) category is Fictional Misters.
read morePurple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The purple category answer is Fictional Misters.
The four words in this group are: Big, Peanut, Robot, Toad.
read moreAnswers for Today's NYT Connections #584 for January 15, 2025
If you're ready to see the complete solution for this browser-based puzzle, expand the section below. You'll find all the categories and how each of the sixteen words fits into them.
- Yellow - Means: Mechanism, Medium, Tool, Vehicle
- Green - Lacking: Light, Low, Short, Shy
- Blue - Martini Specifications: Dirty, Dry, Perfect, Wet
- Purple - Fictional Misters: Big, Peanut, Robot, Toad
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