Connections Hints: Jan 4, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jan 4, 2025 (2025-01-04). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #600

Puzzle #600 · 2025-01-04

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #600 for 2025-01-04, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPE, FASTENERS, MARK AS COMPLETED and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPE
FASTENERS
MARK AS COMPLETED
DEPICTED IN DALÍ’S “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPE

BALL

CRUMPLE

SCRUNCH

WAD

FASTENERS

BUCKLE

CLIP

HOOK

SNAP

MARK AS COMPLETED

CHECK

CROSS

STRIKE

TICK

DEPICTED IN DALÍ’S “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”

ANT

BRANCH

CLOCK

MELTING

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.