The New York Times Connections puzzle #577, for January 8th, 2025, presents a challenging word association game. This article provides solutions and hints to aid in solving it.
The puzzle features sixteen words: Pick, Memory, Limb, Biscuit, Trunk, Drumstick, Corn, Branch, Ear, Wing, Stained, Bow, Lincoln, Mallet, Tusk, and Division. The goal is to categorize these words into four groups of four.
General Hints:
- Food categories are not used.
- Tree parts or limb names are not a category.
- "Corn" and "Stained" belong together.
Category Hints and Solutions:
Yellow Category (Easy):
- Hint: A part of a whole, a segment.
- Answer: Section
- Words: Branch, Division, Limb, Wing
Green Category (Medium):
- Hint: Additional parts needed to play instruments.
- Answer: Accessories for Playing an Instrument
- Words: Bow, Drumstick, Mallet, Pick
Blue Category (Hard):
- Hint: Parts of a large, gray animal.
- Answer: Distinctive Features of an Elephant
- Words: Ear, Memory, Trunk, Tusk
Purple Category (Tricky):
- Hint: Other words that could fit: Vein, Kitty, Trapped.
- Answer: Words Misspelled in Nu Metal Band Names
- Words: Biscuit, Corn, Lincoln, Stained
Complete Solution:
- 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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