New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #582 January 13, 2025

Connections is a daily word puzzle game from the New York Times Games. In this puzzle, you are given a selection of seemingly-random words. Each of those words belongs inside of one of four mystery categories, but the only clues you get are the words themselves.

If you know how to play Connections already, you know how challenging these puzzles can get, especially if you aren’t familiar with one of the groups. If you are looking for a hand in completing today’s puzzle for yourself, and you are running out of mistakes you can make, this article is here to save the day.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #582 for January 13, 2025

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Bank, Park, Book, Store, Reserve, Train, School, Pool, Earth, Signal, Inch, Coach, Turn, Glow, Guide, and Brake.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you want a little help with this puzzle game, you can find all sorts of hints, spoilers, and more in the sections below. Open up each one to see a different kind of helpful tip inside each one.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these groups are about places you might need to go for errands.

2. None of the categories in this puzzle are “____ up.”

3. Earth and Book go in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Teach.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Teach.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Coach, Guide, School, Train.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: A hoard, a stash.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Cache.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Cache.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this free-to-play game: Other things you could put into this category: Change lanes, drive, parallel park, make a U-turn.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Driving Instruction Directives.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Driving Instruction Directives.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: All four of these words can be followed up by the same four-letter animal word to make four common things.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Worm.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Worm.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #582 for January 13, 2025

Searching for the answer to this minimalist puzzle game? You can find it in full in the section below, including all the categories and which words go where in today’s Connections.

• Yellow – Teach: Coach, Guide, School, Train
• Green – Cache: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store
• Blue – Driving Instruction Directives: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn
• Purple – ____ Worm: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Connections website, available on almost any device with a browser.

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