New York Times Connections #583 on January 14th, 2025: Tips for Success

The NYT Connections puzzle #583 for January 14, 2025, presents a challenging word-sorting task. Sixteen words must be categorized, demanding precision and strategic thinking. Even experienced players may find this puzzle particularly difficult. This guide provides hints and solutions to aid in solving it.

Words: Working, Session, Body, Crowd, Puffing, Running, Swank, Flash, Sitting, Active, Gully, Period, Strap, Meeting, Functional, Lens.

General Hints:

• No categories relate to exercise.
• "Gully" and "Puffing" belong together.
• "Body" and "Flash" share a category.

Category Hints and Solutions:

Yellow Category (Easy):

• Hint: The machines are __ as intended.
• Answer: Operating
• Words: Active, Functional, Running, Working

Green Category (Medium):

• Hint: A duration, a semester, perhaps.
• Answer: Term
• Words: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting

Blue Category (Hard):

• Hint: Everything you need to take a photo (and more!).
• Answer: Things in a Camera Kit
• Words: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap

Purple Category (Tricky):

• Hint: This category won't make sense until you remove the final letter from each word.
• Answer: Bird + Letter
• Words: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank

Complete Solutions:

• Yellow - Operating: Active, Functional, Running, Working
• Green - Term: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting
• Blue - Things in a Camera Kit: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap
• Purple - Bird + Letter: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank

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