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

The NYT Connections puzzle for January 5th, 2025 (#574) presents a challenging word grouping task. If you're stuck, this guide offers hints, solutions, and explanations without revealing the gameplay rules.

Puzzle Words: Stop, Gross, Make, Home, Yield, Volume, Slow, Snare, Quiet, Kettle, Net, Mute, Ear, Sleepy, Oil, Calm.

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General Hints:

• The categories aren't related to street signs or corn.
• "Mute" and "Stop" belong in the same group.

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Yellow Category (Easy):

• Hint: Think of a descriptor for a small, perhaps uneventful, town.
• Answer: Hardly Bustling
• Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow

Green Category (Medium):

• Hint: Relates to the amount of money one makes.
• Answer: Earn
• Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield

Blue Category (Hard):

• Hint: Consider functions found on a remote control.
• Answer: Remote Control Functions
• Words: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume

Purple Category (Tricky):

• Hint: Each word can be followed by a specific four-letter word to create common compound words.
• Answer: Words Before Drum
• Words: Ear, Kettle, Oil, Snare

Complete Solution:

• 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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