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Need a nudge on NYT Connections puzzle #595, or checking your finished grid? Start with the graduated hints below; the full groups and all 16 words are farther down, behind a clear spoiler warning. This is the Sunday, January 26, 2025 puzzle.
Hints for Connections #595
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups that share a theme. The New York Times describes it as “a word game that challenges players to find themes between words.” Because words can appear to fit more than one theme, use the clues in order and stop when you have enough.
- Broad hint: One group concerns ways of obtaining food; another is about keeping things apart.
- More specific: A large truck supplies the theme for one group. The remaining set is connected to dance events, with a letter-related twist in the recorded category label.
- Last nudge: Look for four ways to get food, four terms meaning keep apart, four parts of a big rig, and four dance-event words-plus-a-letter.
Spoiler warning: complete answers below
The following list gives the recorded category labels and all 16 answers for puzzle #595.
- Yellow — WAYS TO GET FOOD: FARM, FISH, GATHER, HUNT.
- Green — KEEP APART: CLOISTER, SECLUDE, SEPARATE, SILO.
- Blue — PARTS OF A BIG RIG: AXLES, HITCH, TRACTOR, TRAILER.
- Purple — DANCE EVENTS PLUS A LETTER: BALLY, DISCOG, PROMO, RAVEN.
The purple label is the category wording recorded for this puzzle. The answer guides consulted do not establish a more specific explanation of how the letter addition works, so it is best not to infer a particular word transformation.
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How to identify this puzzle
“Jan. 26, #595” refers to January 26, 2025: game number 595. The date and number distinguish this archived puzzle from any other Connections puzzle associated with January 26 in a different year.
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