Connections Hints: Jan 6, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jan 6, 2025 (2025-01-06). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #604

Puzzle #604 · 2025-01-06

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 #604 for 2025-01-06, 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: BREATHE HARD, CATCHALL, METAPHORS FOR EASY THINGS 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.

BREATHE HARD
CATCHALL
METAPHORS FOR EASY THINGS
SYNONYMS FOR REAR END MINUS LAST LETTER

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.

BREATHE HARD

GASP

HEAVE

PANT

PUFF

CATCHALL

BLANKET

BROAD

GENERAL

UMBRELLA

METAPHORS FOR EASY THINGS

ABC

BREEZE

PICNIC

PIE

SYNONYMS FOR REAR END MINUS LAST LETTER

ARS

BOOT

BUT

RUM

Reveal full answer

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