Connections is a daily word puzzle presenting sixteen words, challenging players to categorize them into four groups with minimal errors. This guide provides solutions and hints for puzzle #578 (January 9, 2025).
The words are: Shining, Finance, Table, Sit, Stand, Stay, To, It, Sea, Stall, Come, From, Legal, Heel, Booth, and Sales.
General Hints:
- The themes avoid horror movies and journeys between locations.
- Legal and Sales belong together.
Category Hints and Answers:
Yellow (Easy):
Hint: Small, non-storefront sales locations.
Answer: Vendor's Spot at a Market
Words: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table
Green (Medium):
Hint: Canine training instructions.
Answer: Dog Commands
Words: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay
Blue (Hard):
Hint: Business divisions.
Answer: Corporate Departments
Words: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales
Purple (Tricky):
Hint: Concluding phrases from a famous American patriotic song.
Answer: Last Words in "America the Beautiful"
Words: From, Sea, Shining, To
Complete Solution:
- Yellow: Vendor's Spot at a Market: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table
- Green: Dog Commands: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay
- Blue: Corporate Departments: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales
- Purple: Last Words in "America the Beautiful": From, Sea, Shining, To
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