NYT Connections January 17 2025 Answers
Puzzle #586
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
HIT OPERA BANGER ROSEBUD PEPPERONI BOP EDGE LINK TAP CONTRABASS BRAT SAFARI AUTOHARP CHROME KNOCK SAUSAGE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FRANKFURTER
Green — STRIKE
Blue — WEB BROWSERS
Purple — ENDING WITH BEER BRANDS
FRANKFURTERBANGER, BRAT, LINK, SAUSAGE
STRIKEBOP, HIT, KNOCK, TAP
WEB BROWSERSCHROME, EDGE, OPERA, SAFARI
ENDING WITH BEER BRANDSAUTOHARP, CONTRABASS, PEPPERONI, ROSEBUD
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.