Connections is back with a brain-bending challenge! Sixteen words await, ready to test your categorization skills. Prepare for a puzzle that will push even seasoned Connections players to their limits.
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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #583 for January 14, 2025
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The puzzle includes: Working, Session, Body, Crowd, Puffing, Running, Swank, Flash, Sitting, Active, Gully, Period, Strap, Meeting, Functional, and Lens.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
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Below are hints categorized for easier navigation. Expand the sections you need help with.
General Hints for the Entire Puzzle

1. Forget about exercise – these categories have nothing to do with working out.
2. Gully and Puffing belong together.
3. Body and Flash are in the same category.
Yellow Category Hints

Think about machines operating as intended.
Yellow Category Answer

Operating
Yellow Category Answer and Words

Operating: Active, Functional, Running, Working
Green Category Hints

Consider durations, like a semester or a specific time frame.
Green Category Answer

Term
Green Category Answer and Words

Term: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting
Blue Category Hints

Think about what you'd find in a photographer's kit (and beyond!).
Blue Category Answer

Things in a Camera Kit
Blue Category Answer and Words

Things in a Camera Kit: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap
Purple Category Hints

This one's a bit tricky. Remove the last letter from each word to reveal the true category.
Purple Category Answer

Bird Plus Letter
Purple Category Answer and Words

Bird Plus Letter: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank
Answers for NYT Connections #583 (January 14, 2025)

- 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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