New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #600…

Connections is here again to make you think outside the box and challenge you with a bunch of words to sort. If you are looking for some help with this one, it's because this particular puzzle is especially difficult.

In the article below, you can find everything you need to win today's puzzle, except for the rules of how to play Connections. In it, there are general puzzle hints, clues for the categories, group spoilers, and a whole lot more.

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By Jason Wojnar

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #600 for January 31, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Snoot, Breast, Free, Chest, Butter, Snob, Back, Expert, Beak, Trunk, Critic, Case, Wonk, Snout, Crate, and Honker.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you're looking for some help with this puzzle game, the sections below have you covered. Each one contains a different hint or spoiler, and you can open them by clicking the "Read More" link under each header.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. Breast and Chest don't go in the same group.

2. Wonk and Snob are in the same group.

3. None of these groups are about animal body parts.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: A basket, a Rubbermaid.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Storage Container.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Storage Container.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Case, Chest, Crate, Trunk.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this challenging puzzle game: The nose knows!

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Schozz.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Schozz.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Beak, Honker, Snoot, Snout.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: A master of something.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Authorities on a Subject.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Authorities on a Subject.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Critic, Expert, Snob, Wonk.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this mobile game similar to Wordle: In the pool.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Starts of Swimming Strokes.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Starts of Swimming Strokes.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Back, Breast, Butter, Free.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #600 for January 31, 2025

The section below contains all the categories and the words that belong in each of them for this mind-boggling puzzle game today. Open it up to take a gander at the full answer by pressing the "Read More" button.

Yellow - Storage Container: Case, Chest, Crate, Trunk
Green - Schozz: Beak, Honker, Snoot, Snout
Blue - Authorities on a Subject: Critic, Expert, Snob, Wonk
Purple - Starts of Swimming Strokes: Back, Breast, Butter, Free