Solve the NYT Connections Puzzle #582 (January 13, 2025) – Hints and Answers
The New York Times Games' daily word puzzle, Connections, presents a challenge: categorize a list of seemingly unrelated words into four mystery groups. This guide provides solutions and hints for puzzle #582.
The Words:
The puzzle includes: Bank, Park, Book, Store, Reserve, Train, School, Pool, Earth, Signal, Inch, Coach, Turn, Glow, Guide, and Brake.
General Hints:
- The categories aren't errand-related locations.
- No categories use the structure "____ up."
- "Earth" and "Book" belong in the same category.
Category Hints and Answers:
Yellow Category (Easy):
Hint: To instruct, to tutor.
Answer: Teach
Words: Coach, Guide, School, Train
Green Category (Medium):
Hint: A hoard, a stash.
Answer: Cache
Words: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store
Blue Category (Hard):
Hint: Related terms include: Change lanes, drive, parallel park, make a U-turn.
Answer: Driving Instruction Directives
Words: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn
Purple Category (Tricky):
Hint: Each word can be followed by a four-letter animal word to create common phrases.
Answer: ____ Worm
Words: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch
Complete Solution:
- Yellow - Teach: Coach, Guide, School, Train
- Green - Cache: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store
- Blue - Driving Instruction Directives: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn
- Purple - ____ Worm: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch
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