Get NYT Connections Hints for January 15, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #584, including word connections and hidden categories.
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DIRTY: Clean people judge dirty things, but dirt just sees itself as misunderstood matter in the wrong place
They serve as ways or means to achieve something
Each can be used to carry or convey
Means
WET: Water doesn't make things wet, it makes things more like itself - everything else is just abnormally dry
Each has an opposite that could be considered 'high' or 'bold'
These words often describe someone's presence or personality
Lacking
PERFECT: Perfect things are actually the most flawed - they've completely failed at having any flaws
Related to cleanliness or moisture levels
These are common descriptors for surfaces or materials
Martini specifications
SHORT: Short things aren't short, they're just economical with their vertical space usage
These can all be types of characters in stories
Each word can precede 'man' to form a new term
Fictional misters
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Hint: Means
Hint: Lacking
Hint: Martini specifications
Hint: Fictional misters