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NYT Connections Puzzle #579 (January 10, 2025) Solutions and Hints

The New York Times' Connections puzzle challenges players to categorize words into thematic groups. This guide provides solutions and hints for puzzle #579, featuring 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

General Hints:

• The categories aren't about relaxation, despite some related words.
• "Door" and "Goat" belong in the same group.
• "Bitters" and "Orange" are related.

Category Solutions and Hints:

Yellow Category (Easy):

• Hint: Dependent on something else.
• Answer: Be Contingent On
• Words: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest

Green Category (Medium):

• Hint: Phrases suggesting calming down.
• Answer: Calm Down!
• Words: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax

Blue Category (Hard):

• Hint: Ingredients in a classic cocktail.
• Answer: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned
• Words: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar

Purple Category (Tricky):

• Hint: Elements of the Monty Hall Problem.
• Answer: Featured in the Monty Hall Problem
• Words: Car, Door, Goat, Host

Complete Solution:

• Yellow: Be Contingent On: Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest
• Green: Calm Down!: Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax
• Blue: Ingredients in an Old Fashioned: Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar
• Purple: Featured in the Monty Hall Problem: Car, Door, Goat, Host

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