Need help with NYT Connections #575? This archived puzzle is from Monday, January 6, 2025—not January 6, 2026. Start with the spoiler-free hints below, then open the answer section when you’re ready to see the four categories and all 16 words.
Spoiler-free hints for Connections #575
Try these in order. Each hint reveals a little more, without giving away the complete groups.
- First hint: One group is about breathing hard; another is about broad or all-encompassing things.
- Stronger hint: Two groups use familiar expressions: one describes something easy, and one contains words for a rear end that have each lost their final letter.
- Word-level hint: Look for four ways to describe forceful breathing, four words that can mean broad or comprehensive, four expressions meaning easy, and four shortened rear-end synonyms.
Words on the board
The 16 words in puzzle #575 are:
BLANKET, BOOT, BREEZE, RUM, PICNIC, PANT, UMBRELLA, PIE, HEAVE, ARS, ABC, GENERAL, BROAD, GASP, BUT, and PUFF.
Connections #575 answers
Spoilers below: the complete categories and answers follow.
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| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | BREATHE HARD | GASP, HEAVE, PANT, PUFF |
| Green | CATCHALL | BLANKET, BROAD, GENERAL, UMBRELLA |
| Blue | METAPHORS FOR EASY THINGS | ABC, BREEZE, PICNIC, PIE |
| Purple | SYNONYMS FOR REAR END MINUS LAST LETTER | ARS, BOOT, BUT, RUM |
Why the purple group works
The purple category asks you to take a synonym for “rear end” and remove its last letter. ARSE becomes ARS, BOOTY becomes BOOT, BUTT becomes BUT, and RUMP becomes RUM. The resulting words are the four purple answers.
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Connections #575 was published on Monday, January 6, 2025. TechRadar and Try Hard Guides independently report the date, puzzle number, word list, categories, and answers: TechRadar’s January 6, 2025 guide and Try Hard Guides’ Connections answers. These are secondary answer guides; an official NYT archive for this board was not verified.
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