NYC Times Connections: Solve #575 (Jan 6, '25)

Solve the NYT Connections Puzzle #575 (January 6, 2025)

This article provides solutions for the NYT Connections puzzle #575, featuring the words: Blanket, Boot, Breeze, Rum, Picnic, Pant, Umbrella, Pie, Heave, Ars, ABC, General, Broad, Gasp, But, and Puff. The puzzle requires categorizing these words into four groups.

Understanding "Ars"

The definition of ARS (an acronym with multiple meanings) isn't directly relevant to solving the puzzle.

Hints and Solutions

Several hints are provided, grouped by color-coded category (Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple), indicating difficulty level. Each section includes hints, the category answer, and the words belonging to that category.

General Hints:

• No categories relate to rainy-day items or outdoor air movement.
• "Ars" and "But" belong to the same group.

Yellow Category (Easy): Breathe Hard

• Words: Gasp, Heave, Pant, Puff

Green Category (Medium): Catchall

• Words: Blanket, Broad, General, Umbrella

Blue Category (Difficult): Metaphors for Easy Things

• Words: ABC, Breeze, Picnic, Pie

Purple Category (Tricky): Synonyms for Rear End Minus Last Letter

• Words: Ars, Boot, But, Rum

Complete Solution Summary

• Yellow: Breathe Hard: Gasp, Heave, Pant, Puff
• Green: Catchall: Blanket, Broad, General, Umbrella
• Blue: Metaphors for Easy Things: ABC, Breeze, Picnic, Pie
• Purple: Synonyms for Rear End Minus Last Letter: Ars, Boot, But, Rum

Play the Game

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