NYT Connections Hints and Answers for January 23, 2025 (Puzzle #621)

Thursday, January 23, 2025, is NYT Connections puzzle #621. Start with the color-coded hints below if you want a nudge; the complete word groups are farther down, behind a spoiler warning.

Hints for Connections #621

Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared feature. The categories are color-coded from easiest to trickiest, and some words may seem to fit more than one group.

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• Yellow: OUTDO
• Green: PICNIC ACCESSORIES
• Blue: PARTS OF AN INDIANA JONES COSTUME
• Purple: RHYMES OF U.S. PRESIDENT NAMES

Want the full solution? Stop here if you want to solve the remaining groups yourself.

Spoiler warning: Connections answers for January 23, 2025

The groups and words for puzzle #621 are:

• Yellow — OUTDO: BETTER, ECLIPSE, SURPASS, TOP
• Green — PICNIC ACCESSORIES: BASKET, BLANKET, COOLER, UTENSILS
• Blue — PARTS OF AN INDIANA JONES COSTUME: BOMBER, FEDORA, SATCHEL, WHIP
• Purple — RHYMES OF U.S. PRESIDENT NAMES: PAGAN, SMARTER, VIXEN, WIDEN

About the daily puzzle

The New York Times describes Connections as a game of four groups of four, with exactly one solution; its intended challenge includes words that appear to fit multiple categories. The daily puzzle releases at midnight in each player’s timezone. The NYT Help Center says the archive reaches back to June 12, 2023, and is available to All Access and Games subscribers. See the NYT Connections help page for game and access details.

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