Updated SEO-Friendly NYT Connections Guide for Clue #585 (Jan. 16)

Connections returns with another brain-teaser! To win, you must correctly categorize all sixteen words with fewer than four errors. The words themselves are your only clues.

If you're a Connections veteran, you know the challenge. Need a hand? This guide provides hints, solutions, and category clues.

Words in NYT Connections Puzzle #585 (January 16, 2025)

The puzzle includes: Market, Switch, Plant, Mall, Trade, Gym, Outlet, Asset, Rug, Business, Mole, Sconce, Pack, Agent, Baseboard, Commerce.

Hints and Solutions

Expand the sections below for hints and answers.

General Hints

1. These aren't typical errand-running or shopping locations.
2. "Asset" and "Mole" belong together.
3. "Mall" and "Pack" share a category.

Yellow Category Hints (Easy)

Hint: Economic transactions.

Yellow Category Answer (Easy)

Buying and Selling

Yellow Category Answer & Words (Easy)

Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade

Green Category Hints (Medium)

Hint: Think fireplace, TV, window, crown molding.

Green Category Answer (Medium)

Installed On a Wall

Green Category Answer & Words (Medium)

Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch

Blue Category Hints (Hard)

Hint: Informer, operative.

Blue Category Answer (Hard)

Spy

Blue Category Answer & Words (Hard)

Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant

Purple Category Hints (Tricky)

Hint: Each word can be followed by a three-letter animal to form a common phrase.

Purple Category Answer (Tricky)

___ Rat

Purple Category Answer & Words (Tricky)

___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug

Complete Answers

• 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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