Connections Hints: Jan 8, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jan 8, 2025 (2025-01-08). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #607

Puzzle #607 · 2025-01-08

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 #607 for 2025-01-08, 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: SECTION, ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT, DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT 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.

SECTION
ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT
WORDS MISSPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMES

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.

SECTION

BRANCH

DIVISION

LIMB

WING

ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT

BOW

DRUMSTICK

MALLET

PICK

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT

EAR

MEMORY

TRUNK

TUSK

WORDS MISSPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMES

BISCUIT

CORN

LINCOLN

STAINED

Reveal full answer

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