NYT Connections January 20 2025 Answers
Puzzle #589
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
COOKIE BEAR SPINACH SHOULDER CROOK ANCHOR ELBOW CHEAT PIPE HANDLE BEND FOREARM FITTED ANGLE ASSUME BALANCE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITY
Green — CORNERS
Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYE
Purple — ___ SHEET
TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITYASSUME, BEAR, HANDLE, SHOULDER
CORNERSANGLE, BEND, CROOK, ELBOW
ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYEANCHOR, FOREARM, PIPE, SPINACH
___ SHEETBALANCE, CHEAT, COOKIE, FITTED
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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.