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

NYT Connections #578 (January 9, 2025) Solution and Hints

This guide provides solutions and hints for the NYT Connections puzzle #578, released on January 9, 2025. The puzzle presents sixteen words, requiring players to categorize them into four groups.

The Puzzle Words: Shining, Finance, Table, Sit, Stand, Stay, To, It, Sea, Stall, Come, From, Legal, Heel, Booth, Sales

General Hints:

• No categories relate to horror films or journeys between locations.
• "Legal" and "Sales" belong together.

Category Hints and Solutions:

Yellow Category (Easy):

Hint: Small, temporary sales locations, not online or permanent stores.

Answer: Vendor's Spot at a Market

Words: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table

Green Category (Medium):

Hint: Commands used to train dogs.

Answer: Dog Commands

Words: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay

Blue Category (Hard):

Hint: Sections or divisions within a business.

Answer: Corporate Departments

Words: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales

Purple Category (Tricky):

Hint: The final 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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