Connections Puzzle #584 (January 15, 2025) Solutions and Hints
Stuck on today's NYT Connections puzzle? Don't worry, you're not alone! This guide provides hints, solutions, and category explanations to help you conquer this challenging word puzzle.
The Words: Peanut, Vehicle, Dirty, Robot, Shy, Big, Wet, Toad, Medium, Low, Perfect, Tool, Light, Mechanism, Dry, Short.
General Hints:
- Forget washing machine cycles! These categories aren't about laundry.
- Mechanical categories (like robots and vehicles) are also out.
- Robot and Toad belong together.
Yellow Category (Easy):
Hint: Think about the mode or method.
Answer: Means
Words: Mechanism, Medium, Tool, Vehicle
Green Category (Medium):
Hint: The common thread is something that's insufficient or deficient.
Answer: Lacking
Words: Light, Low, Short, Shy
Blue Category (Hard):
Hint: Consider the qualities of a classic cocktail.
Answer: Martini Specifications
Words: Dirty, Dry, Perfect, Wet
Purple Category (Tricky):
Hint: Think fictional characters often addressed as "Mister." Other examples: Rogers, Clean, Magoo, Bean
Answer: Fictional Misters
Words: Big, Peanut, Robot, Toad
Complete Solution:
- Yellow - Means: Mechanism, Medium, Tool, Vehicle
- Green - Lacking: Light, Low, Short, Shy
- Blue - Martini Specifications: Dirty, Dry, Perfect, Wet
- Purple - Fictional Misters: Big, Peanut, Robot, Toad
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