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NYT Connections Hints January 18, 2025 #587

Get NYT Connections Hints for January 18, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #587, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints January 18, 2025

SPINE: Books have spines to stand upright, yet humans have spines but spend most time sitting down. Who's really evolved here?

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

When something compels you from within

Hint Two

Synonyms for a strong internal motivation

Hint Three

Desire

Green Group Hints January 18, 2025

STICKER: Stickers stick to things forever while humans can't stick to anything for more than a week. Commitment goals?

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Sharp or pointed extensions

Hint Two

Natural and artificial pointy objects

Hint Three

Barb

Blue Group Hints January 18, 2025

DRIVE: We think we drive cars, but maybe cars are just taking us where they want to go.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Key elements in music distribution

Hint Two

Essential components of recorded music

Hint Three

Info on a record

Purple Group Hints January 18, 2025

ITCH: We scratch an itch to make it go away, but what if the itch is just trying to get our attention?

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

These words can follow 'turn the...'

Hint Two

Things that can shift or rotate in different contexts

Hint Three

Turn the ___

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Desire

DRIVE
IMPULSE
ITCH
URGE

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Barb

SPINE
SPUR
STICKER
THORN

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Info on a record

ALBUM
ARTIST
LABEL
TRACK

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Turn the ___

CORNER
PAGE
TABLES
TIDE