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 set of words that must be categorized into four groups. Below are the solutions, including hints and explanations for each category.
The Words: Blanket, Boot, Breeze, Rum, Picnic, Pant, Umbrella, Pie, Heave, Ars, ABC, General, Broad, Gasp, But, Puff
Category Solutions:
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Yellow (Easy): Breathe Hard: Gasp, Heave, Pant, Puff
These words all describe actions related to strenuous breathing. -
Green (Medium): Catchall: Blanket, Broad, General, Umbrella
These words represent broad or encompassing terms. -
Blue (Hard): Metaphors for Easy Things: ABC, Breeze, Picnic, Pie
These words are commonly used as metaphors to represent simplicity or ease. -
Purple (Tricky): Synonyms for Rear End Minus Last Letter: Ars, Boot, But, Rum
Each word, when its last letter is removed, becomes a synonym for "rear end." Note that "Ars" is an acronym, but its meaning isn't relevant to the category.
Summary of Solutions:
- 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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