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Connections puzzle #572, dated January 3, 2025, groups its 16 words into parts of a foot, terms for one dollar, kinds of mushrooms, and words that follow “pot.” Start with the hints below if you want to solve it yourself; the full answer key follows.
Hints for Connections #572
- Yellow: These are parts of a foot.
- Green: Each can mean one dollar.
- Blue: Each is a kind of mushroom.
- Purple: Put each after “pot” to make a word or phrase.
Full answers for January 3, 2025
Spoilers below: The four groups and their connections are:
| Color | Words | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | ARCH, BALL, HEEL, SOLE | Parts of a foot |
| Green | BUCK, CLAM, SINGLE, SMACKER | One dollar |
| Blue | BUTTON, MOREL, OYSTER, TRUMPET | Kinds of mushrooms |
| Purple | BELLY, HOLE, LUCK, STICKER | Words completing POT___ |
How the groups fit
Yellow: parts of a foot
ARCH, BALL, HEEL, and SOLE are all parts of the foot.
Green: one-dollar terms
BUCK, CLAM, SINGLE, and SMACKER are informal terms for one dollar.
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Blue: kinds of mushrooms
BUTTON, MOREL, OYSTER, and TRUMPET each name a kind of mushroom.
Purple: POT___ completions
Put “pot” before BELLY, HOLE, LUCK, and STICKER to form potbelly, pothole, potluck, and pot sticker.
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This is Connections puzzle #572, published for January 3, 2025—not a current-day puzzle. The Times of India’s January 3 puzzle guide and the Connections archive list the same answer groups. Connections is available on the New York Times website and app.
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