Connections #577 Answers
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #577 for Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): section
- Green: accessories for playing an instrument
- Blue: distinctive features of an elephant
- Purple (hardest): words misspelled in nu metal band names
Answers
SECTION
BRANCH, DIVISION, LIMB, WING
ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT
BOW, DRUMSTICK, MALLET, PICK
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT
EAR, MEMORY, TRUNK, TUSK
WORDS MISSPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMES
BISCUIT, CORN, LINCOLN, STAINED
Previous Connections answers
- #576 — vocal music, a handful of, book subtitles, ___ is ___ (is ___)
- #575 — breathe hard, catchall, metaphors for easy things, synonyms for rear end minus last letter
- #574 — hardly bustling, earn, remote control functions, words before “drum”
- #573 — crush into a compact shape, fasteners, mark as completed, depicted in dalí’s “the persistence of memory”
- #572 — parts of a foot, one dollar, kinds of mushrooms, pot___
- #571 — perceive, cadence, one in a group of twelve, dog ___
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