New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #585 January 16, 2025

Connections returns with another brain-teaser! To win, you must correctly categorize all sixteen words with fewer than four mistakes. The words themselves are your only clues.

If you're a Connections veteran, you know the challenge. Need a hand? This guide offers hints, spoilers, category clues, and more.

NYT Connections Puzzle #585 Words (January 16, 2025)

Today's puzzle includes: Market, Switch, Plant, Mall, Trade, Gym, Outlet, Asset, Rug, Business, Mole, Sconce, Pack, Agent, Baseboard, Commerce.

Hints and Solutions

Expand each section below for hints and answers.

General Hints

1. These aren't typical places to visit or shop.
2. "Asset" and "Mole" belong together.
3. "Mall" and "Pack" share a category.

Yellow Category Hints (Easy)

Hint: Economic transactions.

Yellow Category Answer (Easy)

Buying and Selling

Yellow Category Answer & Words (Easy)

Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade

Green Category Hints (Medium)

Hint: Consider a fireplace, TV, window, or crown molding.

Green Category Answer (Medium)

Installed On a Wall

Green Category Answer & Words (Medium)

Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch

Blue Category Hints (Hard)

Hint: Informer, operative.

Blue Category Answer (Hard)

Spy

Blue Category Answer & Words (Hard)

Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant

Purple Category Hints (Tricky)

Hint: Each word can be followed by a three-letter animal to create a common phrase.

Purple Category Answer (Tricky)

___ Rat

Purple Category Answer & Words (Tricky)

___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug

Complete Answers

• Yellow: Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade
• Green: Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch
• Blue: Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant
• Purple: ___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug

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