Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Jan. 9, #578

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I thought the green and purple groups were especially fun in today’s Connections. The purple one will have you humming a certain familiar song — yes, that’s a hint. Read on for today’s Connections hints and answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. And players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: You might buy fruit here.

Green group hint: Roll over! Shake!

Blue group hint: HR is another one.

Purple group hint: For spacious skies.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Vendor’s spot at a market.

Green group: Dog commands.

Blue group: Corporate departments.

Purple group: Last words in “America the Beautiful.”

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is vendor’s spot at a market. The four answers are booth, stall, stand and table.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is dog commands. The four answers are come, heel, sit and stay.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is corporate departments. The four answers are finance, IT, legal and sales.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is last words in “America the Beautiful.” The four answers are from, sea, shining and to.

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