Solve the NYT Connections Puzzle #575 (January 6, 2025)
This article provides solutions for the NYT Connections puzzle #575, released on January 6, 2025. The puzzle presents a list of words that must be categorized into four groups. Below are the solutions, along with hints to aid in understanding the logic behind each category.
The words are: Blanket, Boot, Breeze, Rum, Picnic, Pant, Umbrella, Pie, Heave, Ars, ABC, General, Broad, Gasp, But, and Puff.
Category Solutions:
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Yellow (Easy): Breathe Hard: This category groups words related to strenuous breathing.
- Words: Gasp, Heave, Pant, Puff
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Green (Medium): Catchall: This category contains words that are broad or encompassing in meaning.
- Words: Blanket, Broad, General, Umbrella
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Blue (Hard): Metaphors for Easy Things: This category uses words that metaphorically represent simplicity or ease.
- Words: ABC, Breeze, Picnic, Pie
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Purple (Tricky): Synonyms for Rear End Minus Last Letter: This category requires identifying words that, when their last letter is removed, become synonyms for "rear end."
- Words: Ars, Boot, But, Rum
Complete Solution Summary:
- 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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