New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #573…

Connections is back with yet another challenging puzzle with some difficult words inside it. If you are stuck on this one and looking for a little bit of help, you aren't alone; this puzzle was hard, and you only get a few mistakes you can make before you lose.

In the article below, you can find everything you need to solve today's puzzle except the rules of how to play Connections. In this, you can find general clues, category help, spoilers, and a whole lot more.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #573 for January 4, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Check, Clock, Crumple, Cross, Hook, Tick, Buckle, Ant, Ball, Strike, Melting, Was, Snap, Scrunch, Branch, and Clip.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

All the sections below have all sorts of helpful tips for this mobile puzzle game. If you press the Read More buttons below each one, you will find the clue or spoiler hidden inside them.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these groups are themed around bugs or small critters.

2. None of the categories are about hitting someone.

3. Clock and Melting are in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Squish in your hands, collapse into a ball.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Crush into a Compact Shape.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Crush into a Compact Shape.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Ball, Crumple, Scrunch, Wad.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this browser game: Other things you could put in this category: buttons, zipper.

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

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

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Buckle, Clip, Hook, Snap.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: This one is finally done! Onto the next on the list!

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Mark as Completed.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Mark as Completed.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Check, Cross, Strike, Tick.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this minimalist puzzle game: Things find within a damous Dali painting.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Depicted in Dali's "The Persistence of Memory."

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Depicted in Dali's "The Persistence of Memory."

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Ant, Branch, Clock, Melting.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #573 for January 4, 2025

Searching for the full answer to the New York Times Games Connections? You can find the whole spoiler in the section below; open it up to see all the categories and what words go in them.

Yellow - Crush into a Compact Shape: Ball, Crumple, Scrunch, Wad
Green - Fasteners: Buckle, Clip, Hook, Snap
Blue - Mark as Completed: Check, Cross, Strike, Tick
Purple - Depicted in Dali's "The Persistence of Memory": Ant, Branch, Clock, Melting