New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #583 January 14, 2025

This NYT Connections puzzle (#583, January 14, 2025) presents a challenging word-sorting task. Sixteen words must be categorized, requiring careful consideration and minimal errors. Even experienced players might find this puzzle particularly difficult.

The puzzle words are: Working, Session, Body, Crowd, Puffing, Running, Swank, Flash, Sitting, Active, Gully, Period, Strap, Meeting, Functional, and Lens.

Here's a breakdown of hints and solutions:

General Hints:

• No categories relate to exercise.
• "Gully" and "Puffing" belong together.
• "Body" and "Flash" share a category.

Yellow Category (Easy):

• Hint: The machines are __ as intended.

• Answer: Operating

• Words: Active, Functional, Running, Working

Green Category (Medium):

• Hint: A duration, a semester, perhaps.

• Answer: Term

• Words: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting

Blue Category (Hard):

• Hint: Everything you need to take a photo (and more!).

• Answer: Things in a Camera Kit

• Words: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap

Purple Category (Tricky):

• Hint: This category won't make sense until you remove the final letter from each word.

• Answer: Bird + Letter

• Words: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank

Complete Solutions:

• Yellow - Operating: Active, Functional, Running, Working
• Green - Term: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting
• Blue - Things in a Camera Kit: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap
• Purple - Bird + Letter: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank

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