New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #579 January 10, 2025

This article provides solutions and hints for the New York Times Connections puzzle #579, published January 10, 2025. The puzzle features the words: Sugar, Goat, Relax, Orange, Host, Rest, Door, Hinge, Easy, Rye, Depend, Car, Rely, Chill, Enough, and Bitters.

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• Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #579 for January 10, 2025
• Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
• Answers for Today's NYT Connections #579 for January 10, 2025

Connections, a daily word puzzle from the New York Times Games, challenges players to categorize words into four mystery groups using only the words themselves as clues. The limited number of allowed mistakes adds to the difficulty.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #579 for January 10, 2025

Today's puzzle includes: Sugar, Goat, Relax, Orange, Host, Rest, Door, Hinge, Easy, Rye, Depend, Car, Rely, Chill, Enough, and Bitters.

What are Bitters?

Bitters are a non-alcoholic liquid or syrup, often added to cocktails, characterized by a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Examples include orange and Angostura bitters.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

The following sections offer hints to help solve the puzzle.

General Hints

1. The categories aren't about taking breaks, though that might be a tempting initial thought.
2. Door and Goat belong in the same category.
3. Bitters and Orange are grouped together.

Yellow Category Hints (Easy)

Hint: Dependent on something else.

Yellow Category Answer (Easy)

Category: Be Contingent On. Words: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest.

Green Category Hints (Medium)

Hint: Synonyms for "relax" or "calm down."

Green Category Answer (Medium)

Category: Calm Down! Words: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax.

Blue Category Hints (Hard)

Hint: Ingredients found in a classic Old Fashioned cocktail.

Blue Category Answer (Hard)

Category: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned. Words: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar.

Purple Category Hints (Tricky)

Hint: Elements of the Monty Hall Problem.

Purple Category Answer (Tricky)

Category: Featured in the Monty Hall Problem. Words: Car, Door, Goat, Host.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #579 for January 10, 2025

• Yellow: Be Contingent On: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest
• Green: Calm Down!: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax
• Blue: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar
• Purple: Featured in the Monty Hall Problem: Car, Door, Goat, Host

Play the puzzle yourself at the New York Times Games Connections website.