NYT Connections January 8 2025 Answers
Puzzle #577
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PICK MEMORY LIMB BISCUIT TRUNK DRUMSTICK CORN BRANCH EAR WING STAINED BOW LINCOLN MALLET TUSK DIVISION
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SECTION
Green — ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT
Blue — DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT
Purple — WORDS MISSPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMES
SECTIONBRANCH, DIVISION, LIMB, WING
ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENTBOW, DRUMSTICK, MALLET, PICK
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANTEAR, MEMORY, TRUNK, TUSK
WORDS MISSPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMESBISCUIT, CORN, LINCOLN, STAINED
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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.