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

Connections, the daily word puzzle, presents sixteen words with no further clues. Your challenge: categorize these words into four groups, with limited room for error.

Stuck on today's puzzle (January 9th, 2025, #578)? This guide offers hints, spoilers, and the complete solution.

Words in NYT Connections Puzzle #578: Shining, Finance, Table, Sit, Stand, Stay, To, It, Sea, Stall, Come, From, Legal, Heel, Booth, Sales.

Hints & Spoilers:

General Hints:

1. The themes aren't horror movies.
2. The themes don't involve travel.
3. "Legal" and "Sales" belong together.

Yellow Category (Easy):

Hint: A small, temporary sales location, not a storefront or online.

Yellow Category Answer & Words:

Answer: Vendor's Spot at a Market. Words: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table.

Green Category (Medium):

Hint: Canine training instructions.

Green Category Answer & Words:

Answer: Dog Commands. Words: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay.

Blue Category (Hard):

Hint: Business divisions.

Blue Category Answer & Words:

Answer: Corporate Departments. Words: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales.

Purple Category (Tricky):

Hint: The concluding words of a famous American patriotic song.

Purple Category Answer & Words:

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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