The New York Times Connections puzzle #583, for January 14th, 2025, presents a challenging word-sorting game. Sixteen words must be categorized, requiring precision and strategic thinking. Even experienced players might find this puzzle particularly difficult. This guide provides assistance, including hints and the complete solution.
Puzzle Words: Working, Session, Body, Crowd, Puffing, Running, Swank, Flash, Sitting, Active, Gully, Period, Strap, Meeting, Functional, Lens.
Hints and Solutions:
General Hints:
- The categories are not exercise-related.
- "Gully" and "Puffing" belong together.
- "Body" and "Flash" share a category.
Yellow Category (Easy):
Hint: Describes how machines function correctly.
Answer: Operating
Words: Active, Functional, Running, Working
Green Category (Medium):
Hint: Relates to a duration or a period of time.
Answer: Term
Words: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting
Blue Category (Hard):
Hint: Items found in a typical camera kit.
Answer: Things in a Camera Kit
Words: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap
Purple Category (Tricky):
Hint: The solution becomes apparent after removing the final letter from each word.
Answer: Bird Plus Letter (The final letter of each word forms a different letter, when combined with "bird" they form a new word)
Words: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank
Complete Solution:
- Yellow - Operating: Active, Functional, Running, Working
- Green - Term: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting
- Blue - Things in a Camera Kit: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap
- Purple - Bird Plus Letter: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank
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