Connections is a daily word puzzle presenting sixteen words, requiring players to categorize them into four groups with limited error allowance. 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.
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General Hints:
- No categories relate to horror films or journeys.
- "Legal" and "Sales" belong together.
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Category Hints & Solutions:
Yellow (Easy): A small sales area at a market, not a storefront or online.
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Yellow Solution: Vendor's Spot at a Market: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table
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Green (Medium): Dog training commands.
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Green Solution: Dog Commands: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay
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Blue (Hard): Business departments.
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Blue Solution: Corporate Departments: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales
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Purple (Tricky): Final words of a famous American song.
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Purple Solution: Last Words in "America the Beautiful": From, Sea, Shining, To
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Complete Solution Summary:
- 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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Play the puzzle at the New York Times Games Connections website.
