Hints and Answers for New York Times Connections #586 January 17, 2025

Connections is back with another challenge. If you want to win, you will need to figure out all four categories and which words go in them while making fewer than four mistakes. On top of that, the only clues you get are the words themselves.

If you are stuck on this difficult puzzle game, you can find all sorts of help here. Clues to the categories, general puzzle hints, and a whole lot more are available for those looking to solve this puzzle as quickly and as easily as possible.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #586 for January 17, 2025

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Hit, Opera, Banger, Rosebud, Pepperoni, Bop, Edge, Link, Tap, Contrabass, Brat, Safari, Autoharp, Chrome, Knock, and Sausage.

What is the Definition of Contrabass?

The contrabass is an instrument. According to Dictionary.com, it is a “member below the bass” or, in the violin family, a “double bass.” However, the definition of this word might not be helpful when solving today’s puzzle.

What is the Definition of Autoharp?

The autoharp is “a zither having buttons that when depressed damp all strings except those to be sounded, the undamped strings being strummed to produce simple chords,” according to Dictionary.com.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are looking for some helpful hints or spoilers for this puzzle game, you can find them below. You can open up each of these sections with the “Read More” button below each one to see what is hidden inside.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these categories are about music.

2. None of these categories are about pizza toppings, but you are getting closer.

3. Contrabass and Rosebud go in the game group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Meat words.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Frankfurter.

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Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward New York Times Games Connections is Frankfurter.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Banger, Brat, Link, Sausage.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: To smack, to bonk.

Green Connections Category Answer

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

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

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

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bop, Hit, Knock, Tap.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Other things you could put into this category: Explorer, Firefox.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Web Browsers.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Web Browsers.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Chrome, Edge, Opera, Safari.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this minimalist puzzle game: Each of these words ends with something that belongs in the same category (they are all name brands of a particular thing).

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Ending with Beer Brands.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Ending with Beer Brands.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Autoharp, Contrabass, Pepperoni, Rosebud.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #586 for January 17, 2025

Searching for the whole spoiler for this free browser game? In the section below are all the categories and where each of today’s sixteen words needs to go to get this puzzle correct.

• Yellow – Frankfurter: Banger, Brat, Link, Sausage
• Green – Strike: Bop, Hit, Knock, Tap
• Blue – Web Browsers: Chrome, Edge, Opera, Safari
• Purple – Ending with Beer Brands: Autoharp, Contrabass, Pepperoni, Rosebud

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

Systems

Platform(s)

Web Browser
, Mobile

Released

June 12, 2023

Developer(s)

The New York Times Company