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NYT Connections Hints January 13, 2025 #582

As a fellow word puzzle enthusiast, I've designed these hints to be progressive to preserve your enjoyment of the game. Please reveal them in order, starting from the top. While official hints and answers are available at the bottom, I strongly encourage you to think through each connection yourself before checking them.

Yellow Group Hints January 13, 2025

BANK: A bank is where you keep your money safe, but who's keeping the bank safe from your money's influence?

Hint One

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These words can all function as verbs related to education and instruction

Hint Two

These terms describe ways to impart knowledge or skills to others

Hint Three

Teach

Green Group Hints January 13, 2025

RESERVE: We create reserves to protect nature from humans, but perhaps nature needs protection from our protection.

Hint One

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These words all relate to accumulation and storage

Hint Two

Each term suggests a collection or repository of resources

Hint Three

Cache

Blue Group Hints January 13, 2025

SIGNAL: We wait for signals to guide us, but sometimes the absence of signals is the clearest signal of all.

Hint One

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These are all important for safe navigation

Hint Two

Common maneuvers or signals in traffic

Hint Three

Driving instructor directives

Purple Group Hints January 13, 2025

GLOW: Things glow to be seen in darkness, but perhaps darkness helps us see the glow.

Hint One

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Natural phenomena or measurements

Hint Two

These words have connections to gradual movement or illumination

Hint Three

___worm

Get NYT Connections Answers January 13, 2025 #582

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NYT Connections Game

Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Teach

COACH
GUIDE
SCHOOL
TRAIN

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Cache

BANK
POOL
RESERVE
STORE

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Driving instructor directives

BRAKE
PARK
SIGNAL
TURN

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: ___worm

BOOK
EARTH
GLOW
INCH