If you're tackling the NYT Connections Puzzle #584 for January 15, 2025, and finding it challenging, you're in the right place. This guide is tailored for those who understand the game but need a nudge with today's puzzle. We'll provide hints, reveal categories, and offer solutions to help you conquer this brain-teasing game.
Today's puzzle includes the words: Peanut, Vehicle, Dirty, Robot, Shy, Big, Wet, Toad, Medium, Low, Perfect, Tool, Light, Mechanism, Dry, and Short.
The hints below are organized to assist you without spoiling the fun. Click the "Read More" button beneath each header to uncover the hints.
Keep these general tips in mind:
For the yellow/straightforward category, consider: The mode, the method.
The yellow/straightforward category is Means.
The answer for the yellow/straightforward category is Means.
The four words in this group are: Mechanism, Medium, Tool, Vehicle.
For the green/medium difficulty category, think: Inadequate.
The green/medium difficulty category is Lacking.
The answer for the green/medium difficulty category is Lacking.
The four words in this group are: Light, Low, Short, Shy.
For the blue/difficult category, consider: Shaken, not stirred.
The blue/difficult category is Martini Specifications.
The answer for the blue/difficult category is Martini Specifications.
The four words in this group are: Dirty, Dry, Perfect, Wet.
For the purple/tricky category, think of other people who could fit here: Rogers, Clean, Magoo, Bean.
The purple/tricky category is Fictional Misters.
The answer for the purple/tricky category is Fictional Misters.
The four words in this group are: Big, Peanut, Robot, Toad.
For those who want the full solution to today's puzzle, here it is:
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