The New York Times Connections puzzle #583 for January 14, 2025, presents a challenging word-sorting task. Sixteen words must be categorized, requiring precision and strategic thinking. Even experienced players may find this puzzle particularly difficult.
The Words: Working, Session, Body, Crowd, Puffing, Running, Swank, Flash, Sitting, Active, Gully, Period, Strap, Meeting, Functional, and Lens.
Hints and Solutions:
This guide provides hints and answers, categorized by color-coded difficulty levels within the game:
General Hints:
- The categories do not relate to exercise or physical activity.
- "Gully" and "Puffing" belong together.
- "Body" and "Flash" share a category.
Yellow (Easy) Category:
Hint: Describes the intended state of machines.
Answer: Operating
Words: Active, Functional, Running, Working
Green (Medium) Category:
Hint: A duration, a semester, for example.
Answer: Term
Words: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting
Blue (Hard) Category:
Hint: Items found in a camera kit.
Answer: Things in a Camera Kit
Words: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap
Purple (Tricky) Category:
Hint: The category becomes clear only after removing the final letter from each word.
Answer: Bird Plus Letter
Words: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank
Complete Solution:
- Yellow - Operating: Active, Functional, Running, Working
- Green - Term: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting
- Blue - Things in a Camera Kit: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap
- Purple - Bird Plus Letter: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank
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