NYT Connections January 1 2025 Answers
Puzzle #570
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
EARTHWORM CLOG SLUG WATERFALL GLOWSTICK RAINDROP CANAL FIREFLY WINDMILL RADIUM SKYDIVE SALAMANDER AURORA EEL TULIP GATECRASH
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SLIMY ANIMALS
Green — THINGS THAT LUMINESCE
Blue — DUTCH SYMBOLS
Purple — ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “PLUNGE”
SLIMY ANIMALSEARTHWORM, EEL, SALAMANDER, SLUG
THINGS THAT LUMINESCEAURORA, FIREFLY, GLOWSTICK, RADIUM
DUTCH SYMBOLSCANAL, CLOG, TULIP, WINDMILL
ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “PLUNGE”GATECRASH, RAINDROP, SKYDIVE, WATERFALL
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.