NYT Connections: Hints and Answers

Solve the NYT Connections Puzzle #582 (January 13, 2025)

The New York Times Games presents Connections, a daily word puzzle. This puzzle challenges you to categorize a set of seemingly unrelated words into four mystery categories, using only the words themselves as clues. Need help with today's puzzle (January 13th, 2025)? This guide provides solutions and hints.

The Words: Bank, Park, Book, Store, Reserve, Train, School, Pool, Earth, Signal, Inch, Coach, Turn, Glow, Guide, Brake.

General Hints:

1. The categories aren't errand-related locations.
2. No category uses the structure "____ up."
3. "Earth" and "Book" belong in the same category.

Category Solutions and Hints:

Remember, these are progressive hints. Start with the hints and only proceed to the answers if you're stuck.

Yellow Category (Easy):

Hints: To instruct, to tutor.

Answer: Teach

Words: Coach, Guide, School, Train

Green Category (Medium):

Hints: A hoard, a stash.

Answer: Cache

Words: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store

Blue Category (Hard):

Hints: Consider these related terms: Change lanes, drive, parallel park, make a U-turn.

Answer: Driving Instruction Directives

Words: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn

Purple Category (Tricky):

Hints: Each word can be followed by a four-letter animal word to create a common phrase.

Answer: ____ Worm

Words: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch

Complete Solution:

• Yellow - Teach: Coach, Guide, School, Train
• Green - Cache: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store
• Blue - Driving Instruction Directives: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn
• Purple - ____ Worm: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch

Enjoy the puzzle! Play Connections on the New York Times Games website.