New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #574 January 5, 2025

The New York Times Connections puzzle returns with another challenging word game. If you're stuck on this 16-word puzzle and running low on attempts, this guide offers hints, category assistance, and solutions. The rules of the game are not included here, but everything else you need to solve it is below.

Words in NYT Connections Puzzle #574 (January 5, 2025):

The puzzle includes: Stop, Gross, Make, Home, Yield, Volume, Slow, Snare, Quiet, Kettle, Net, Mute, Ear, Sleepy, Oil, Calm.

Hints and Solutions:

Several levels of hints are available, progressing from general clues to complete solutions.

General Hints:

1. The categories do not relate to street signs.
2. The categories do not relate to corn.
3. "Mute" and "Stop" belong in the same group.

Yellow Category (Easy):

Hint: A descriptor of a small town, perhaps.

Yellow Category Solution:

Hardly Bustling.

Yellow Category Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow

Green Category (Medium):

Hint: The amount you earn.

Green Category Solution:

Earn.

Green Category Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield

Blue Category (Hard):

Hint: Buttons on a controller.

Blue Category Solution:

Remote Control Functions.

Blue Category Words: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume

Purple Category (Tricky):

Hint: All words can be followed by the same four-letter word to create common terms.

Purple Category Solution:

Words Before "Drum".

Purple Category Words: Ear, Kettle, Oil, Snare

Complete Solutions Summary:

• Yellow - Hardly Bustling: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow
• Green - Earn: Gross, Make, Net, Yield
• Blue - Remote Control Functions: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume
• Purple - Words Before Drum: Ear, Kettle, Oil, Snare

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