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NYT Connections Hints January 21, 2025 #590

Get NYT Connections Hints for January 21, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #590, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints January 21, 2025

PEPPER: Humans think they control pepper by grinding it, but pepper is actually training humans to serve it by making them sneeze until they get the portion right.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Each can function as both noun and verb forms

Hint Two

Words that could mean to mock or criticize

Hint Three

Putdown

Green Group Hints January 21, 2025

SLIGHT: When you feel slighted by someone, remember that somewhere a butterfly slightly moved its wings and caused this chain of events.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

These come in smaller than life-size

Hint Two

Items that replicate something else's appearance

Hint Three

Small likeness

Blue Group Hints January 21, 2025

FIGURE: While you're trying to figure things out, things are trying to figure you out too.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Tools and materials for clearing paths

Hint Two

Related to snow and ice management

Hint Three

Used to clear snow

Purple Group Hints January 21, 2025

PLOW: You think you're plowing the field, but the field is actually teaching you patience.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Two are found in a spice rack or sea

Hint Two

Not obviously connected at first glance

Hint Three

Doctors in pop culture

Get NYT Connections Answers January 21, 2025 #590

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Putdown

BARB
CRACK
DIG
SLIGHT

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Small likeness

DOLL
FIGURE
MINIATURE
MODEL

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Used to clear snow

PLOW
SALT
SAND
SHOVEL

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Doctors in pop culture

NO
OCTOPUS
PEPPER
WHO