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NYT Connections Hints January 27, 2025 #596

Get NYT Connections Hints for January 27, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #596, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints January 27, 2025

EXTRA: When someone calls you 'extra', remember that regular things go on sale, but extras are always special edition.

Hint One

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Actions related to testing or trying something

Hint Two

Small amounts for evaluation

Hint Three

Small amount of food to try

Green Group Hints January 27, 2025

BARK: Dogs bark at strangers to protect their humans, but maybe they're actually warning strangers about how much their humans talk about them.

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Covering or exterior parts

Hint Two

Found on plants and animals

Hint Three

Protective coverings in nature

Blue Group Hints January 27, 2025

VIRGIN: Virgin olive oil isn't pure, it's just olive juice that hasn't dated other bottles yet.

Hint One

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Descriptors of a specific food grade

Hint Two

Words often seen together on certain bottles

Hint Three

“extra virgin olive oil”

Purple Group Hints January 27, 2025

MOUTHFUL: A mouthful of food is just your teeth giving group hugs to their meals.

Hint One

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Things that might appear in suspenseful scenes

Hint Two

Objects and concepts from 'The Shining'

Hint Three

Seen in “the shining”

Get NYT Connections Answers January 27, 2025 #596

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Small amount of food to try

BITE
MOUTHFUL
SAMPLE
TASTE

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Protective coverings in nature

BARK
SCALES
SHELL
SKIN

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: “extra virgin olive oil”

EXTRA
OIL
OLIVE
VIRGIN

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Seen in “the shining”

AXE
HEDGE MAZE
TWINS
TYPEWRITER