New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #585 January 16, 2025

Connections is back with another challenging puzzle to solve. To win, you need to make fewer than four mistakes while sorting all sixteen words into their correct categories. The only clue you get for these categories are the words themselves.

If you're familiar with Connections, you know how tough it can get. If you need help, this article provides hints, spoilers, category clues, and more.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #585 for January 16, 2025

Today's Connections puzzle includes the words: Market, Switch, Plant, Mall, Trade, Gym, Outlet, Asset, Rug, Business, Mole, Sconce, Pack, Agent, Baseboard, and Commerce.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

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Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these are common places to visit or places to run errands/shop.
2. Asset and Mole go in the same group.
3. Mall and Pack are in the same category.

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Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Economic exchange.

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Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Buying and Selling.

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Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Buying and Selling.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade.

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Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this minimalist puzzle game: Other things you could put in this category: a fireplace, a TV, a window, crown molding.

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Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Installed On a Wall.

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Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Installed On a Wall.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch.

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Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Informer, operative.

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Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Spy.

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Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Spy.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant.

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Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this puzzle game that can make you smarter: All four of these words can be followed up by the same three-letter animal word to make four common things.

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Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ___ Rat.

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Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ___ Rat.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug.

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Answers for Today's NYT Connections #585 for January 16, 2025

Looking for the full answer to this mind-boggling puzzle game? You can find the complete solution, including all categories and their respective words, in the expandable section below. Click the "Read More" button to reveal it.

• 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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