New York Times Connections Notes and Answers for #592, January 23, 2025

Connections is a daily word puzzle from The New York Times Games. Every day you'll be given sixteen new words to sort into puzzle categories, and you'll only have four attempts to do so.

If you already know how to play ConnectionsYou know how challenging this can be, and today's words will not make it easy for you. This article aims to help you win that attempt, no matter how many attempts you have left. Scroll down to see a variety of helpful hints, spoilers, and more.

Words in NYT Connections Puzzle #592 for January 23, 2025

The Connections Today's puzzle contains the words: Better, Blanket, Satchel, Pagan, Widen, Cooler, Whip, Smarter, Basket, Eclipse, Bomber, Utensil, Top, Fedora, Surpass, And Vixen.

NYT Connections Puzzle Notes

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Some general hints for the whole connection puzzle

1. None of these categories involve words that end with the same letters.

2. Smarter and Vixen belong to the same group.

3. One of the groups is about words that rhyme with words in a category.

NYT connection category yellow notices

Here are some clues for the yellow/easy answer in this mobile puzzle game: Overtake, shoot past.

Answer in the “Yellow Connections” category.

The category for yellow/straight Connections Is Outdo.

Answer from the “Yellow Connections” category and all four words

The answer to the question yellow/easy Connections Is Outdo.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Better, Eclipse, Surpass, Top.

Notes on the Green NYT Connections category.

Here are some clues for the Green/Medium difficulty answer: Everything you need for al fresco dining.

Answer in the “Green Connections” category.

The Green/Medium difficulty category Connections Is Picnic accessories.

Green Connections category answer and all four words

The answer to Green/Medium difficulty Connections Is Picnic accessories.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Basket, blanket, cooler, utensils.

Blue NYT Connections Category Notes

Here are some clues for the blue/difficult answer in this free browser game: An archaeologist's outfit.

Answer in the “Blue Connections” category.

The Blue/Hard category Connections Is Parts of an Indiana Jones costume.

Blue Connections category answer and all four words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections Is Parts of an Indiana Jones costume.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bomber, fedora, satchel, whip.

Purple NYT Connections Category Notes

Here are some clues for the purple/tricky answer: Other words you might put in this category: thinkin', madams, draft, tush.

Answer in the Purple Connections category

The Purple/Tricky difficulty category in Connections Is Rhymes of the names of US presidents.

Purple Connections category answer and all four words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections Is Rhymes of the names of US presidents.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Heath, Smarter, Vixen, Widen.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #592 from January 23, 2025

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• Yellow – Exceed: Better, Eclipse, Exceed, Top
• Green – picnic accessories: basket, blanket, cooler, utensils
• Blue – Pieces of an Indiana Jones costume: bomber jacket, fedora, shoulder bag, whip
• Purple – rhyming names of US presidents: Pagan, Smarter, Vixen, Widen

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