"Unveil NYT Connections' Secrets: Master #585's Clues on January 16"

Connections returns with another brain-bending puzzle! To conquer this challenge, you must correctly categorize sixteen words with fewer than four errors. Your only guide? The words themselves.

Experienced Connections players know the difficulty this game can present. Need a helping hand? This guide offers hints, solutions, category clues, and more.

NYT Connections Puzzle #585 Words (January 16, 2025)

The puzzle includes: Market, Switch, Plant, Mall, Trade, Gym, Outlet, Asset, Rug, Business, Mole, Sconce, Pack, Agent, Baseboard, Commerce.

Hints and Solutions

Expand the sections below for hints and answers.

General Hints

1. These aren't typical errand-running or shopping destinations.
2. "Asset" and "Mole" belong together.
3. "Mall" and "Pack" share a category.

Yellow Category Hints (Easy)

Hint: Think economic transactions.

Yellow Category Solution (Easy)

Buying and Selling

Yellow Category Solution & Words (Easy)

Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade

Green Category Hints (Medium)

Hint: Consider other wall fixtures: fireplace, TV, window, crown molding.

Green Category Solution (Medium)

Installed On a Wall

Green Category Solution & Words (Medium)

Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch

Blue Category Hints (Hard)

Hint: Think informant, operative.

Blue Category Solution (Hard)

Spy

Blue Category Solution & Words (Hard)

Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant

Purple Category Hints (Tricky)

Hint: Each word can be followed by a three-letter animal to create a common phrase.

Purple Category Solution (Tricky)

___ Rat

Purple Category Solution & Words (Tricky)

___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug

Complete Solutions for NYT Connections #585

• Yellow: Buying and Selling: Business, Commerce, Market, Trade
• Green: Installed On a Wall: Baseboard, Outlet, Sconce, Switch
• Blue: Spy: Agent, Asset, Mole, Plant
• Purple: ___ Rat: Gym, Mall, Pack, Rug

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