NYT Connections puzzle #572, from Friday, January 3, 2025, groups the words into Parts of a Foot, One Dollar, Kinds of Mushrooms, and Pot ____. Start with the hints below if you want to solve it yourself; the complete groups follow.
Hints for Connections #572
Try these increasingly specific clues before revealing the category names or answers:
- Look for body-part terms, slang for a dollar, mushroom varieties, and words that complete the same phrase.
- One apparent seafood pairing is a misdirection: CLAM and OYSTER belong to different groups.
- BALL is connected to the foot category, while the final set completes four familiar “pot” words.
Category names
- Yellow: Parts of a Foot
- Green: One Dollar
- Blue: Kinds of Mushrooms
- Purple: Pot ____
Connections #572 answers
Yellow: Parts of a Foot
ARCH, BALL, HEEL, SOLE
Green: One Dollar
BUCK, CLAM, SINGLE, SMACKER
These are informal terms for one dollar. CLAM belongs here, rather than with OYSTER.
Blue: Kinds of Mushrooms
BUTTON, MOREL, OYSTER, TRUMPET
OYSTER is a type of mushroom in this set, not a seafood clue.
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Purple: Pot ____
BELLY, HOLE, LUCK, STICKER
Each word completes a familiar compound: potbelly, pothole, potluck, and pot sticker.
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This is the historical Connections puzzle numbered #572 for Friday, January 3, 2025. The answer groups and categories are corroborated by multiple independent answer guides; an original NYT puzzle archive record was not established.
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