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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INVENTION: Inventions probably laugh at humans - they keep making us dependent on them while pretending to serve us
Creative works of imagination
Something made up or created in the mind
Fabrication
ASTEROIDS: Asteroids are just playing a real-life game of bowling with planets as pins
Ways to attract or appeal to others
Romantic pursuit related words
Woo
ROMANCE: Romance is just two people agreeing to share their delusions together
Classic arcade experiences
Early electronic gaming titles
Classic atari games
PURSUE: Maybe what we're pursuing is actually chasing us away
Fast-moving objects or actions
Speed and motion-related items
Things featuring tails
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Hint: Fabrication
Hint: Woo
Hint: Classic atari games
Hint: Things featuring tails