NYT Connections Clues & Solutions | #575, Jan 6, 2025

Solve the NYT Connections Puzzle #575 (January 6, 2025)

This article provides solutions for the NYT Connections puzzle #575, featuring the words: Blanket, Boot, Breeze, Rum, Picnic, Pant, Umbrella, Pie, Heave, Ars, ABC, General, Broad, Gasp, But, and Puff. The puzzle requires categorizing these words into four groups. If you're stuck, this guide offers hints and answers.

The Puzzle Words:

What is Ars?

The definition of "ARS" isn't directly relevant to solving the puzzle; it's an acronym with multiple meanings.

Hints and Solutions:

The solutions are presented in a tiered hint system, progressing from general hints to complete answers for each category.

General Hints:

1. The categories do not relate to rainy-day items.
2. The categories do not relate to outdoor air movement.
3. "Ars" and "But" belong in the same group.

Yellow Category (Easy): Breathe Hard

Hint: Think about words that describe labored breathing.

Answer: Gasp, Heave, Pant, Puff

Green Category (Medium): Catchall

Hint: Words that represent something broad or encompassing.

Answer: Blanket, Broad, General, Umbrella

Blue Category (Hard): Metaphors for Easy Things

Hint: Words that metaphorically represent simplicity.

Answer: ABC, Breeze, Picnic, Pie

Purple Category (Tricky): Synonyms for Rear End Minus Last Letter

Hint: Consider synonyms for "rear end," removing the final letter.

Answer: Ars, Boot, But, Rum

Complete Answer Key:

• Yellow: Breathe Hard: Gasp, Heave, Pant, Puff
• Green: Catchall: Blanket, Broad, General, Umbrella
• Blue: Metaphors for Easy Things: ABC, Breeze, Picnic, Pie
• Purple: Synonyms for Rear End Minus Last Letter: Ars, Boot, But, Rum

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