Discover Expert Hacks: Unlock Today's NYT Connections #585

Connections returns with another brain-bending puzzle! To win, you must categorize sixteen words with fewer than four errors. The only clues? The words themselves.

Experienced Connections players know the challenge. Need assistance? This guide provides hints, solutions, category clues, and more.

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

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

Hints & Solutions:

General Hints:

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

Yellow Category (Easy):

Hint: Economic transactions.

Yellow Category Solution: Buying and Selling

Words: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade

Green Category (Medium):

Hint: Consider fireplaces, TVs, windows, or crown molding.

Green Category Solution: Installed On a Wall

Words: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch

Blue Category (Hard):

Hint: Think "informer," "operative."

Blue Category Solution: Spy

Words: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant

Purple Category (Tricky):

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

Purple Category Solution: ___ Rat

Words: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug

Complete Solution:

• 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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