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

Connections is a daily word puzzle presenting sixteen words without hints. The challenge is to categorize these words into four groups with a limited number of allowed 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

Hints & Solutions:

The expandable sections below offer progressively revealing hints and spoilers.

General Hints:

1. The themes avoid horror movies.
2. The themes don't involve journeys from one place to another.
3. "Legal" and "Sales" belong together.

Yellow Category (Easy):

Hint: Small, non-storefront, non-online sales locations.

Answer: Vendor's Spot at a Market

Words: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table

Green Category (Medium):

Hint: Canine training instructions.

Answer: Dog Commands

Words: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay

Blue Category (Hard):

Hint: Business divisions.

Answer: Corporate Departments

Words: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales

Purple Category (Tricky):

Hint: Concluding words of a famous American patriotic 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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