The NYT Connections puzzle for January 5th, 2025 (#574) presents a challenging word grouping game. This article provides hints, solutions, and explanations to help you conquer this brain teaser. If you're stuck, this guide will steer you in the right direction. The puzzle features sixteen words: Stop, Gross, Make, Home, Yield, Volume, Slow, Snare, Quiet, Kettle, Net, Mute, Ear, Sleepy, Oil, and Calm.
General Hints:
- The solution doesn't involve street signs or corn-related themes.
- "Mute" and "Stop" belong to the same group.
Category Solutions:
Below are the solutions, broken down by color-coded difficulty level. Each section starts with hints, followed by the category answer, and finally, the words belonging to that category.
Yellow (Easy) Category:
Hint: Think about how you'd describe a small, peaceful town.
Answer: Hardly Bustling
Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow
Green (Medium) Category:
Hint: Relates to the amount of money you receive.
Answer: Earn
Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield
Blue (Hard) Category:
Hint: Consider functions found on a remote control.
Answer: Remote Control Functions
Words: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume
Purple (Tricky) Category:
Hint: Each word can be followed by a specific four-letter word to create a common phrase.
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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