574 Answers Unleashed: Uncover New York Times' Secrets

The NYT Connections puzzle for January 5th, 2025 (#574) presents a challenging word grouping task. If you're stuck, this guide offers hints, category solutions, and the complete answer without revealing the gameplay rules.

Puzzle Words: Stop, Gross, Make, Home, Yield, Volume, Slow, Snare, Quiet, Kettle, Net, Mute, Ear, Sleepy, Oil, Calm.

General Hints:

1. The categories aren't related to street signs or corn.
2. "Mute" and "Stop" belong in the same group.

Category Hints and Solutions:

Yellow Category (Easy):

Hint: Think of descriptors for a tranquil, small town.

Answer: Hardly Bustling

Words: Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow

Green Category (Medium):

Hint: Relates to the process of financial gain.

Answer: Earn

Words: Gross, Make, Net, Yield

Blue Category (Hard):

Hint: Consider functions found on a remote control device.

Answer: Remote Control Functions

Words: Home, Mute, Stop, Volume

Purple Category (Tricky):

Hint: Each word can precede a specific four-letter word to create common compound terms.

Answer: Words Before Drum

Words: Ear, Kettle, Oil, Snare

Complete Solution:

• Yellow: Hardly Bustling – Calm, Quiet, Sleepy, Slow
• Green: Earn – Gross, Make, Net, Yield
• Blue: Remote Control Functions – Home, Mute, Stop, Volume
• Purple: Words Before Drum – Ear, Kettle, Oil, Snare

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