This article provides solutions and hints for the New York Times Connections puzzle #577, dated January 8, 2025. The puzzle features sixteen words and four mystery categories. Solving requires identifying commonalities among the words and eliminating irrelevant ones. The difficulty is noted as significantly challenging.
Words in the Puzzle: Pick, Memory, Limb, Biscuit, Trunk, Drumstick, Corn, Branch, Ear, Wing, Stained, Bow, Lincoln, Mallet, Tusk, Division.
Hints and Solutions:
The article is structured to provide hints at increasing levels of detail, culminating in complete solutions. The hints are categorized by color-coded category: Yellow (easy), Green (medium), Blue (hard), and Purple (tricky). Each section includes general hints, more specific clues, the category answer, and the four words belonging to that category.
Image Locations: The article includes several images. The first image shows the list of words in the puzzle. Subsequent images are associated with each color-coded category, seemingly providing visual cues or further hints (though the images themselves are not described in the text). Maintaining the image order and format as provided in the original text is crucial.
Solutions Summary:
- 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
The article concludes by encouraging readers to play the game on the New York Times Games Connections website.