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Hints for Connections #205
Try grouping the 16 words using these clues, from the least revealing to the more specific:
- Yellow: Sandwich stackers
- Green: Get in the way
- Blue: Baseball scoring
- Purple: Little ___
These are the hints reported for the January 2, 2024 puzzle by GameLeap. Stop here if you want to keep the category labels and words concealed.
Categories and answers
Spoilers: the category labels and all 16 answers are below.
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| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | BLT ingredients | BREAD, BACON, LETTUCE, TOMATO |
| Green | Obstruct | BLOCK, CLOG, JAM, STOP |
| Blue | Baseball stats | DOUBLE, HIT, RUN, WALK |
| Purple | Small ___ | FRY, TALK, WONDER, WORLD |
The groups and their order are listed by GameLeap’s #205 guide.
Make sure you have the right January 2 puzzle
Connections repeats its calendar dates each year, so the date alone is not enough to identify an answer set. This guide is for January 2, 2024, puzzle #205—not January 2, 2025, puzzle #571.
Rank #2
| Puzzle | Category labels | Groups |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2024 (#205) | BLT ingredients; Obstruct; Baseball stats; Small ___ | BREAD, BACON, LETTUCE, TOMATO; BLOCK, CLOG, JAM, STOP; DOUBLE, HIT, RUN, WALK; FRY, TALK, WONDER, WORLD |
| January 2, 2025 (#571) | Perceive; Cadence; One in a group of twelve; Dog ___ | CATCH, CLOCK, NOTICE, REGISTER; BEAT, METER, RHYTHM, TIME; DONUT, INCH, JUROR, MONTH; DAYS, PADDLE, TAG, TIRED |
The 2025 puzzle number and answer groups are identified by Forbes and Parade; they are different from #205.
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