Connections returns with another brain-bending puzzle! To conquer this challenge, you must categorize sixteen words with fewer than four errors. The words themselves are your only clues.
Experienced Connections players know the difficulty this game can present. Need assistance? This guide offers hints, solutions, category clues, and more.
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.
NYT Connections Puzzle Hints & Solutions
Expand the sections below for hints and answers.
General Hints
Consider these:
- These aren't typical errand locations or shops.
- "Asset" and "Mole" belong together.
- "Mall" and "Pack" share a category.
Yellow Category Hints (Easier)
Think about economic transactions.
Yellow Category Answer (Easier)
Buying and Selling
Yellow Category Answer & Words (Easier)
Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade
Green Category Hints (Medium)
Consider other items found on walls: fireplaces, TVs, windows, 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 (Harder)
Think: Informer, operative.
Blue Category Answer (Harder)
Spy
Blue Category Answer & Words (Harder)
Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant
Purple Category Hints (Tricky)
Each word can be followed by a three-letter animal to create a common phrase.
Purple Category Answer (Tricky)
___ Rat
Purple Category Answer & Words (Tricky)
___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug
Complete Answers for NYT Connections #585 (January 16, 2025)
- 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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