These are the hints and answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle published Tuesday, January 28, 2025, puzzle #597. Read the four clues first for spoiler-light help; the complete groups appear below.
Hints for Connections #597
Try these clues in order, stopping when you have enough help to solve a group:
- Someone who makes other people smile.
- Items related to exercises that build strength and endurance.
- Popular snacks are represented, but each word is missing something.
- Put a common five-letter noun before each word; it usually describes how fast someone or something is moving.
Words in the puzzle
The sixteen terms are MAT, MAR, MOUND, BAND, BENCH, BUMP, JOKER, LAUGH, CARD, CHARACTER, CHESS, DUMBBELL, DEMON, DIAL, SNICKER, and AIRHEAD.
Answers for January 28, 2025
Spoilers below: the four groups and their connections are listed here.
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Funny person
CARD, CHARACTER, JOKER, LAUGH
Resistance training equipment
BAND, BENCH, DUMBBELL, MAT
Candy bars minus the final “S”
AIRHEAD, MAR, MOUND, SNICKER. Add an S to the end of each to get Airheads, Mars, Mounds, and Snickers.
“Speed ___”
BUMP, CHESS, DEMON, DIAL. Each word completes the phrase “speed bump,” “speed chess,” “speed demon,” or “speed dial.”
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How Connections works
Connections is a daily New York Times word puzzle. Players sort sixteen terms into four groups of four based on a shared connection. The categories are color-coded by difficulty, and the links between words can involve wordplay as well as straightforward meaning.
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