NY Times Connections: Unlocking the Secrets of #579

NYT Connections Puzzle #579 (January 10, 2025) Solutions and Hints

Connections, the daily word puzzle from the New York Times Games, challenges players to categorize words into thematic groups using only the words themselves as clues. This can be surprisingly tricky, so this guide provides solutions and hints for puzzle #579.

Puzzle Words: Sugar, Goat, Relax, Orange, Host, Rest, Door, Hinge, Easy, Rye, Depend, Car, Rely, Chill, Enough, Bitters

What are Bitters?

Bitters are a non-alcoholic, bitter or bittersweet liquid or syrup used to flavor mixed drinks. Common examples include orange and Angostura bitters.

Hints and Solutions:

The puzzle is divided into four color-coded categories. Below, we provide hints and then the full solutions for each. Try to solve it yourself using the hints before revealing the answers.

Yellow Category Hints: Think about words that imply dependence or reliance on something else.

Yellow Category Answer: Be Contingent On

Yellow Category Words: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest

Green Category Hints: These words suggest relaxation or calming down.

Green Category Answer: "Calm Down!"

Green Category Words: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax

Blue Category Hints: Consider the ingredients commonly found in a classic Old Fashioned cocktail.

Blue Category Answer: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned

Blue Category Words: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar

Purple Category Hints: This category relates to a famous probability puzzle involving choices and unexpected outcomes.

Purple Category Answer: Featured in the Monty Hall Problem

Purple Category Words: Car, Door, Goat, Host

Complete Solution:

• Yellow: Be Contingent On: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest
• Green: "Calm Down!": Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax
• Blue: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar
• Purple: Featured in the Monty Hall Problem: Car, Door, Goat, Host

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