Get NYT Connections Hints for January 3, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #572, including word connections and hidden categories.
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BELLY: Your belly button is actually your first scar. You're literally born a warrior.
Related to footwear and foot structure
Parts and features of shoes and feet
Parts of a foot
CLAM: Clams have mastered the art of social distancing long before it was cool. Maybe they're the real influencers.
Different ways to refer to monetary units
Slang terms for dollar or money
One dollar
LUCK: Luck isn't random - it's just probability wearing a fancy dress to fool humans.
Each has a connection to both nature and music
Types of mushrooms and musical instruments
Kinds of mushrooms
SMACKER: A kiss is called a smacker because it's the sound of two people temporarily losing their minds.
These words commonly appear in idioms about fortune
Common elements in phrases expressing chance or misfortune
Pot___
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Hint: Parts of a foot
Hint: One dollar
Hint: Kinds of mushrooms
Hint: Pot___