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NYT Connections Hints January 5, 2025 #574

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Yellow Group Hints January 5, 2025

STOP: Traffic lights get so bored watching humans stop and go all day. Sometimes they turn red just to take selfies with frustrated drivers.

Hint One

👈

These words suggest reduced activity or energy

Hint Two

These adjectives often describe tranquil moments

Hint Three

Hardly bustling

Green Group Hints January 5, 2025

YIELD: The yield sign is actually a passive-aggressive triangle tired of being ignored.

Hint One

👈

These words relate to business calculations

Hint Two

These terms describe different aspects of profit or returns

Hint Three

Earn

Blue Group Hints January 5, 2025

QUIET: Silence isn't the absence of sound, it's just sound taking a coffee break.

Hint One

👈

These are common interface commands

Hint Two

These words control media or navigation

Hint Three

Remote control functions

Purple Group Hints January 5, 2025

OIL: Oil isn't fossil fuel, it's just the Earth's way of making smoothies.

Hint One

👈

These items can produce distinct sounds

Hint Two

These words connect to percussion or audio

Hint Three

Words before “drum”

Get NYT Connections Answers January 5, 2025 #574

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Hardly bustling

CALM
QUIET
SLEEPY
SLOW

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Earn

GROSS
MAKE
NET
YIELD

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Remote control functions

HOME
MUTE
STOP
VOLUME

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Words before “drum”

EAR
KETTLE
OIL
SNARE