NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Puzzle #585, Jan 16, 2025 %v

Connections is back with another brain-teasing puzzle designed to sharpen your thinking skills. To emerge victorious, you must correctly categorize all sixteen words into four distinct groups while making fewer than four mistakes. The only clue you receive is the list of words itself.

If you’re already acquainted with Connections, you know how demanding yet rewarding this game can be. For those seeking assistance, this article offers hints, spoilers, category clues, and much more.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #585 for January 16, 2025

Today’s puzzle includes these words: Market, Switch, Plant, Mall, Trade, Gym, Outlet, Asset, Rug, Business, Mole, Sconce, Pack, Agent, Baseboard, and Commerce.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Looking for a hint or a spoiler to guide you through this engaging puzzle? They’re available below. Click the Read More button for each section you wish to explore.

General Hints for the Entire Connections Puzzle

Here are some tips:

None of these words refer to typical locations or places where shopping occurs.
Asset and Mole belong to the same category.
Mall and Pack share the same classification.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are hints for the yellow/straightforward category: Economic exchange.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The yellow/straightforward category in Connections is Buying and Selling.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The yellow/straightforward category in Connections is Buying and Selling.

The four words for this group are: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are hints for the green/medium difficulty category: Other things you could include are a fireplace, a TV, a window, and crown molding.

Green Connections Category Answer

The green/medium difficulty category in Connections is Installed On a Wall.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The green/medium difficulty category in Connections is Installed On a Wall.

The four words for this group are: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are hints for the blue/difficult category: Informer, operative.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The blue/difficult category in Connections is Spy.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The blue/difficult category in Connections is Spy.

The four words for this group are: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are hints for the purple/tricky category: Follow each word with the same three-letter animal name to create familiar terms.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The purple/tricky category in Connections is ___ Rat.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The purple/tricky category in Connections is ___ Rat.

The four words for this group are: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug.

Full Answers for Today's NYT Connections #585 for January 16, 2025

Looking for the complete solution to this challenging puzzle? Expand the section below using the Read More button to reveal all the categories and corresponding words.

- Yellow - Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade