Connections returns with another brain-teaser! Solve this puzzle by correctly categorizing all sixteen words with fewer than four mistakes. The words themselves are your only clues.
If you're a Connections veteran, you know the challenge. Need a hand? This guide provides hints, spoilers, category clues, and solutions.
Words in NYT Connections Puzzle #585 (January 16, 2025):
Market, Switch, Plant, Mall, Trade, Gym, Outlet, Asset, Rug, Business, Mole, Sconce, Pack, Agent, Baseboard, Commerce.
Hints and Solutions:
General Hints:
- These aren't typical places to visit or shop.
- "Asset" and "Mole" belong together.
- "Mall" and "Pack" share a category.
Yellow Category (Easy):
Hint: Economic exchange.
Yellow Category Solution: Buying and Selling.
Words: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade
Green Category (Medium):
Hint: Think fireplaces, TVs, windows, crown molding.
Green Category Solution: Installed On a Wall.
Words: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch
Blue Category (Hard):
Hint: Informer, operative.
Blue Category Solution: Spy.
Words: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant
Purple Category (Tricky):
Hint: Each word can be followed by a three-letter animal to form a common phrase.
Purple Category Solution: ___ Rat.
Words: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug
Complete Solution:
- Yellow - Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade
- Green - Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch
- Blue - Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant
- Purple - ___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug
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