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NYT Connections Hints January 12, 2025 #581

Get NYT Connections Hints for January 12, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #581, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints January 12, 2025

DEFENDER: Plot twist: The defender is actually protecting us FROM the thing we think it's defending

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Creative works of imagination

Hint Two

Something made up or created in the mind

Hint Three

Fabrication

Green Group Hints January 12, 2025

COURT: The judge's gavel is just a tiny hammer trying to fix human mistakes

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Ways to attract or appeal to others

Hint Two

Romantic pursuit related words

Hint Three

Woo

Blue Group Hints January 12, 2025

FICTION: Fiction writers are just documenting real events from parallel universes

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Classic arcade experiences

Hint Two

Early electronic gaming titles

Hint Three

Classic atari games

Purple Group Hints January 12, 2025

CHARM: Charm is just manipulation wearing a fancy hat

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Fast-moving objects or actions

Hint Two

Speed and motion-related items

Hint Three

Things featuring tails

Get NYT Connections Answers January 12, 2025 #581

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Fabrication

FAIRY TALE
FANTASY
FICTION
INVENTION

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Woo

CHARM
COURT
PURSUE
ROMANCE

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Classic atari games

ASTEROIDS
BREAKOUT
CENTIPEDE
DEFENDER

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Things featuring tails

COIN TOSS
COMETS
DRESS COAT
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG