New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #578 January 9, 2025

Connections is a daily word puzzle presenting sixteen words, challenging players to categorize them into four groups with minimal errors. This guide provides solutions and hints for NYT Connections Puzzle #578 (January 9, 2025).

Puzzle Words: Shining, Finance, Table, Sit, Stand, Stay, To, It, Sea, Stall, Come, From, Legal, Heel, Booth, Sales.

General Hints:

1. The themes avoid horror films and journeys between locations.
2. "Legal" and "Sales" belong together.

Category Hints & Solutions:

Yellow (Easy): A small sales area at a market, not a storefront or online.

• Answer: Vendor's Spot at a Market
• Words: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table

Green (Medium): Commands used to train a dog.

• Answer: Dog Commands
• Words: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay

Blue (Hard): Sections within a business.

• Answer: Corporate Departments
• Words: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales

Purple (Tricky): The final words of a famous American song.

• Answer: Last Words in "America the Beautiful"
• Words: From, Sea, Shining, To

Complete Solution:

• Yellow: Vendor's Spot at a Market: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table
• Green: Dog Commands: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay
• Blue: Corporate Departments: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales
• Purple: Last Words in "America the Beautiful": From, Sea, Shining, To

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