New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #577 January 8, 2025

The New York Times Connections puzzle #577, for January 8th, 2025, presents a challenging word grouping task. Sixteen words must be sorted into four mystery categories. This article provides hints, clues, and the complete solution to help you conquer this brain teaser.

The words are: Pick, Memory, Limb, Biscuit, Trunk, Drumstick, Corn, Branch, Ear, Wing, Stained, Bow, Lincoln, Mallet, Tusk, and Division.

General Hints:

• Food categories are not used.
• No categories focus solely on tree parts or limb names.
• "Corn" and "Stained" belong together.

Category Hints and Solutions:

Yellow Category (Easy):

• Hint: A part of a whole; a segment.
• Answer: Section
• Words: Branch, Division, Limb, Wing

Green Category (Medium):

• Hint: Items needed to play instruments.
• Answer: Accessories for Playing an Instrument
• Words: Bow, Drumstick, Mallet, Pick

Blue Category (Hard):

• Hint: Parts of a large, grey animal.
• Answer: Distinctive Features of an Elephant
• Words: Ear, Memory, Trunk, Tusk

Purple Category (Tricky):

• Hint: Consider words misspelled in Nu Metal band names. Other possibilities: Vein, Kitty, Trapped.
• Answer: Words Misspelled in Nu Metal Band Names
• Words: Biscuit, Corn, Lincoln, Stained

Complete Solution:

• Yellow - Section: Branch, Division, Limb, Wing
• Green - Accessories for Playing an Instrument: Bow, Drumstick, Mallet, Pick
• Blue - Distinctive Features of an Elephant: Ear, Memory, Trunk, Tusk
• Purple - Words Misspelled in Nu Metal Band Names: Biscuit, Corn, Lincoln, Stained

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