NYT Connections Today – My Hints and Answers for Sunday, January 5 (Game #574)
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be tricky, so read on if you need pointers.
What should you do when you’re done? Of course, play some word games. I also have daily Strands Hints and Answers and Quordle Hints and Answers articles if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle Today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about today’s NYT Connections is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections Today (Game #574) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- STOP
- GOOR
- TO MAKE
- AT HOME
- YIELD
- VOLUME
- SLOWLY
- BOW
- CALM
- BOILER
- NET
- STUPID
- EAR
- SLEEPY
- OIL
- CALM
NYT Connections Today (Game #574) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some pointers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Totally chill
- VEGETABLES: Get paid
- BLUE: TV buttons
- PURPLE: Afraid the….
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four themed answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #574) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BARELY SPARKLING
- GREEN: EARN
- BLUE: REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
- PURPLE: WORDS FOR “DRUM”
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #574) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game, game #574, are…
- YELLOW: BARELY SPARKLING CALM, QUIET, SLEEP, SLOW
- GREEN: EARN GROSS, MAKING, NET, REVENUE
- BLUE: REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS HOME, MUTE, STOP, VOLUME
- PURPLE: WORDS FOR “DRUM” EAR, KETTLE, OIL, SNARE
- My rating: Simple
- My score: 1 mistake
A very rare Connections for me today, as the first group I got was the purple collection of WORDS BEFORE “DRUM”. I got there after one mistake; I initially thought EAR was linked to VOLUME and MUTE, which turned out to be both REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS instead.
‘Mute’ is the kind of remote control function I only discover when I accidentally press it – usually by sitting on it and usually at a crucial moment in the latest episode of a tense drama – and have to scan the buttons to turn it off . I’m having similar issues with Netflix, where I think I’m watching with subtitles on because I’m attentive and don’t want to disturb anyone, but I’m actually watching with subtitles on because I can’t remember how to turn the subtitles on and turn off the subtitles.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Saturday, January 4, game #573)
- YELLOW: CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPE BALL, CRUMPLE, SCRUNCH, WAD
- GREEN: FASTENERS BUCKLE, CLAMP, HOOK, SNAP
- BLUE: MARK AS COMPLETED CHECK, PROVIDE, STRIKE, TAP
- PURPLE: PICTURED IN DALÍ’S “THE PERSISENCE OF MEMORY” ANT, BRANCH, BELL, MELT
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of the New York Times’ increasingly popular word games. It challenges you to find groups of four items that have something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: green is easy, yellow is a little harder, blue is often quite tough, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you technically don’t have to solve the last question because you can answer it by a process of elimination. Plus, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you some breathing room.
It’s a bit more complicated than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, beware of homophones and other word games that can obscure the answers.
It is playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.