New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #580…

Connections is back with another really difficult collection of words. Each one fits into different group, but some of these words do seem to fit into multiple groups or seem to fit into a red herring category that doesn't exist at all.

If you are stuck on this one, and you already know how to play Connections, you can find everything you need to solve it in the article below. There are general hints, spoilers, category help, and a whole lot more.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #580 for January 11, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Converse, Supreme, Food, Network, Surfing, Kangaroo, Table, Tennis, Matrix, Breaking, Trampoline, Grid, Circulate, Taekwondo, Array, and Mingle.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you need just a little hint or a lot of hints for this mobile puzzle game, you can find a bunch of those below, all hidden inside expandable sections. Press the Read More button below the header of the thing you want to see to open it up and peak inside.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of the categories are about things that kick or hop.

2. None of these categories are about clothing or show brands.

3. Kangaroo and Supreme go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this innovative puzzle game: Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Display of Rows of Columns.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Display of Rows of Columns.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Array, Grid, Matrix, Table.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Other things you could put in this category: Smooze, meet and greet, connect, give out business cards.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Things to do at a Work Event.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Things to do at a Work Event.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Circulate, Converse, Mingle, Network.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Since the Sydney games in 2000.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Olympic Events Since 2000.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Olympic Events Since 2000.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Breaking, Surfing, Taekwondo, Trampoline.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this free-to-play game: All four of these words can be followed up by the same five letter word.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Court.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Court.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Food, Kangaroo, Supreme, Tennis.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #580 for January 11, 2025

If you are looking for the full answer to this free browser game, you can find it in the section below. Inside are all the categories and the words that go inside each one.