This article provides solutions and hints for the New York Times Connections puzzle #576, dated January 7, 2025. The puzzle features fourteen words needing categorization into four groups.
The Words: A Few, Love, Barbershop, Essays, A Rose, Certain, Enough, A Life, A Deal, Part One, Various, A Cappella, A Novel, Doo-Wop, Some, and Madrigal.
General Hints:
- No categories rely on starting letters or phrases beginning with "A".
- "Part One" and "A Novel" belong together.
- "Love" and "Enough" share a category.
Category Solutions & Hints:
Yellow Category (Easy):
- Hint: Types of music performed solely with voices.
- Answer: Vocal Music
- Words: A Cappella, Barbershop, Doo-Wop, Madrigal
Green Category (Medium):
- Hint: Suggests a small quantity.
- Answer: A Handful Of
- Words: A Few, Certain, Some, Various
Blue Category (Hard):
- Hint: Commonly used as subtitles in books.
- Answer: Book Subtitles
- Words: A Life, A Novel, Essays, Part One
Purple Category (Tricky):
- Hint: Phrases with repeated words or structures.
- Answer: X is X (is X)
- Words: A Deal, A Rose, Enough, Love
To play the game, visit the New York Times Games Connections website.
