Issue #589 Mon 20 Jan
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — January 20, 2025
A steady morning of sorting through four distinct linguistic buckets. The grid remains navigable, provided you watch for the common traps hidden in plain sight.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
The weight of a heavy box you promised to carry up three flights of stairs.
Linguistic synonyms
Synonyms
Members are 4–8 letters; first letters A, B, H, S.
TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITY
One is ASSUME.
ASSUME · BEAR · HANDLE · SHOULDER
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
A hallway where the wallpaper is starting to peel away from the wall.
Geometry and anatomy
Synonyms for deviations in a straight line
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters A, B, C, E.
CORNERS
One is ANGLE.
ANGLE · BEND · CROOK · ELBOW
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
A comic strip clipping taped to the refrigerator door for twenty years.
Pop culture icons
Common associations
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters A, F, P, S.
ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYE
One is ANCHOR.
ANCHOR · FOREARM · PIPE · SPINACH
violet group 7 hints
Violet group hints
The crinkle of parchment paper as you pull a warm tray from the oven.
Word phrases
Words preceding a common noun
Members are 5–7 letters; first letters B, C, F.
___ SHEET
One is BALANCE.
BALANCE · CHEAT · COOKIE · FITTED
Spoiler zone
Complete Connections answer
Open only the solution you want to see. Each answer stays hidden until you choose to reveal it.
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Reveal the yellow group
TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITYASSUME · BEAR · HANDLE · SHOULDER
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Reveal the green group
CORNERSANGLE · BEND · CROOK · ELBOW
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Reveal the blue group
ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYEANCHOR · FOREARM · PIPE · SPINACH
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Reveal the violet group
___ SHEETBALANCE · CHEAT · COOKIE · FITTED
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Frequently asked questions
Spoiler-free help for Connections on January 20, 2025. Every answer below helps you along without giving the game away — ready to see the full solution? See the complete Connections answer for January 20, 2025, or browse every Connections puzzle in the archive.
How hard is NYT Connections on January 20, 2025?
NYT Connections on January 20, 2025 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on January 20, 2025?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #589?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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