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New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #577 January 8, 2025

Author : Amelia Update : Mar 17,2025

Today's New York Times Connections puzzle presents sixteen words and four enigmatic categories. To solve it, you must identify the common thread linking each group, discerning the true connections from the red herrings.

If the rules sound challenging, be prepared! This puzzle is notoriously difficult. This guide offers hints, clues, and solutions to help you conquer it.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #577 for January 8, 2025

Connections Puzzle Words

The puzzle words are: Pick, Memory, Limb, Biscuit, Trunk, Drumstick, Corn, Branch, Ear, Wing, Stained, Bow, Lincoln, Mallet, Tusk, and Division.

General Hints for the Entire Puzzle

General Hints

Here are some general hints:

  1. No groups are food categories.
  2. No categories focus on tree parts or limb names.
  3. Corn and Stained belong in the same group.

Yellow Category Hints

Yellow Category Hints

Hint: A part of a whole, a segment.

Yellow Category Answer

Yellow Category Answer

The category is: Section.

Yellow Category Answer and Words

Yellow Category Answer and Words

Category: Section. Words: Branch, Division, Limb, Wing.

Green Category Hints

Green Category Hints

Hint: Additional parts needed to play instruments.

Green Category Answer

Green Category Answer

The category is: Accessories for Playing an Instrument.

Green Category Answer and Words

Green Category Answer and Words

Category: Accessories for Playing an Instrument. Words: Bow, Drumstick, Mallet, Pick.

Blue Category Hints

Blue Category Hints

Hint: Parts of a large, gray animal.

Blue Category Answer

Blue Category Answer

The category is: Distinctive Features of an Elephant.

Blue Category Answer and Words

Blue Category Answer and Words

Category: Distinctive Features of an Elephant. Words: Ear, Memory, Trunk, Tusk.

Purple Category Hints

Purple Category Hints

Hint: Other words that could fit this category: Vein, Kitty, Trapped.

Purple Category Answer

Purple Category Answer

The category is: Words Misspelled in Nu Metal Band Names.

Purple Category Answer and Words

Purple Category Answer and Words

Category: Words Misspelled in Nu Metal Band Names. Words: Biscuit, Corn, Lincoln, Stained.

Answers for NYT Connections #577

All Answers
  • Yellow - Section: Branch, Division, Limb, Wing
  • Green - Accessories for Playing an Instrument: Bow, Drumstick, Mallet, Pick
  • Blue - Distinctive Features of an Elephant: Ear, Memory, Trunk, Tusk
  • Purple - Words Misspelled in Nu Metal Band Names: Biscuit, Corn, Lincoln, Stained
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