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

Connections returns with another brain-teaser! To win, you must correctly categorize all sixteen words with fewer than four mistakes. The only clue? The words themselves.

Experienced Connections players know the challenge this game presents. Need a hand? This guide offers hints, solutions, and category clues.

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:

1. These aren't typical places to visit or shop.
2. "Asset" and "Mole" belong together.
3. "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: Consider: fireplace, TV, window, 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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