Solve the NYT Connections Puzzle #582 (January 13, 2025) – Hints and Answers
New York Times Games' daily word puzzle, Connections, challenges players to categorize seemingly random words into four mystery groups. This guide provides hints and solutions for puzzle #582.
Puzzle Words: Bank, Park, Book, Store, Reserve, Train, School, Pool, Earth, Signal, Inch, Coach, Turn, Glow, Guide, Brake.
General Hints:
- The categories aren't related to common errands.
- No categories use the pattern "____ up."
- "Earth" and "Book" belong in the same category.
Category Hints and Solutions:
Yellow (Easy):
- Hint: To instruct, to tutor.
- Answer: Teach
- Words: Coach, Guide, School, Train
Green (Medium):
- Hint: A hoard, a stash.
- Answer: Cache
- Words: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store
Blue (Hard):
- Hint: Other examples: Change lanes, drive, parallel park, make a U-turn.
- Answer: Driving Instruction Directives
- Words: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn
Purple (Tricky):
- Hint: Each word can be followed by "worm" to create a common phrase.
- Answer: ____ Worm
- Words: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch
Complete Solution:
- Yellow - Teach: Coach, Guide, School, Train
- Green - Cache: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store
- Blue - Driving Instruction Directives: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn
- Purple - ____ Worm: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch
Play Connections on the New York Times Games website.
