This article provides solutions and hints for the New York Times Connections puzzle #579, dated January 10, 2025. The puzzle features the words: Sugar, Goat, Relax, Orange, Host, Rest, Door, Hinge, Easy, Rye, Depend, Car, Rely, Chill, Enough, and Bitters.
Word List: Sugar, Goat, Relax, Orange, Host, Rest, Door, Hinge, Easy, Rye, Depend, Car, Rely, Chill, Enough, Bitters
Puzzle Breakdown & Solutions:
The puzzle is solved by grouping words into four categories. Below are the solutions, along with hints and explanations:
Category 1: Be Contingent On (Yellow)
- Words: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest
- Hint: These words all relate to dependence or reliance on something else.
Category 2: Calm Down! (Green)
- Words: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax
- Hint: These words all suggest relaxation or calming down.
Category 3: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned (Blue)
- Words: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar
- Hint: These are all common ingredients in the classic cocktail, an Old Fashioned.
Category 4: Featured in the Monty Hall Problem (Purple)
- Words: Car, Door, Goat, Host
- Hint: These elements are all part of the famous Monty Hall Problem, a probability puzzle.
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Where to Play:
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