Connections Hints: Jan 7, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jan 7, 2025 (2025-01-07). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #609

Puzzle #609 · 2025-01-07

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 #609 for 2025-01-07, 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: VOCAL MUSIC, A HANDFUL OF, BOOK SUBTITLES 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.

  • VOCAL MUSIC
  • A HANDFUL OF
  • BOOK SUBTITLES
  • ___ IS ___ (IS ___)

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.

VOCAL MUSIC

A CAPPELLA
BARBERSHOP
DOO-WOP
MADRIGAL

A HANDFUL OF

A FEW
CERTAIN
SOME
VARIOUS

BOOK SUBTITLES

A LIFE
A NOVEL
ESSAYS
PART ONE

___ IS ___ (IS ___)

A DEAL
A ROSE
ENOUGH
LOVE

Reveal full answer

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

VOCAL MUSIC

A CAPPELLA
BARBERSHOP
DOO-WOP
MADRIGAL

A HANDFUL OF

A FEW
CERTAIN
SOME
VARIOUS

BOOK SUBTITLES

A LIFE
A NOVEL
ESSAYS
PART ONE

___ IS ___ (IS ___)

A DEAL
A ROSE
ENOUGH
LOVE

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