NYT Connections January 16 2025 Answers
Puzzle #585
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MARKET SWITCH PLANT MALL TRADE GYM OUTLET ASSET RUG BUSINESS MOLE SCONCE PACK AGENT BASEBOARD COMMERCE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BUYING AND SELLING
Green — INSTALLED ON A WALL
Blue — SPY
Purple — ___ RAT
BUYING AND SELLINGBUSINESS, COMMERCE, MARKET, TRADE
INSTALLED ON A WALLBASEBOARD, OUTLET, SCONCE, SWITCH
SPYAGENT, ASSET, MOLE, PLANT
___ RATGYM, MALL, PACK, RUG
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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.