Get NYT Connections Hints for January 9, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #578, including word connections and hidden categories.
As a fellow word puzzle enthusiast, I've designed these hints to be progressive to preserve your enjoyment of the game. Please reveal them in order, starting from the top. While official hints and answers are available at the bottom, I strongly encourage you to think through each connection yourself before checking them.
TABLE: Tables hold our food, but we never ask if they're hungry too
Temporary or permanent business spaces
Structures for merchants or vendors
Vendor’s spot at a market
STAY: We're always telling others to stay, but maybe they're just trying to leave us better than they found us
Training instructions
Often heard in obedience school
Dog commands
STALL: Life is like a market stall - everyone's selling something, but the best things are free
Professional departments
Corporate teams
Corporate departments
BOOTH: People enter voting booths to change the world, but maybe the booth is changing them
Words in a famous song lyric
American anthem components
Last words in “america the beautiful”
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Hint: Vendor’s spot at a market
Hint: Dog commands
Hint: Corporate departments
Hint: Last words in “america the beautiful”