Connections Hints: Jan 11, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jan 11, 2025 (2025-01-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #610

Puzzle #610 · 2025-01-11

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 #610 for 2025-01-11, 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: DISPLAY OF ROWS AND COLUMNS, THINGS TO DO AT A WORK EVENT, OLYMPIC EVENTS SINCE 2000 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.

  • DISPLAY OF ROWS AND COLUMNS
  • THINGS TO DO AT A WORK EVENT
  • OLYMPIC EVENTS SINCE 2000
  • ___ COURT

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.

DISPLAY OF ROWS AND COLUMNS

ARRAY
GRID
MATRIX
TABLE

THINGS TO DO AT A WORK EVENT

CIRCULATE
CONVERSE
MINGLE
NETWORK

OLYMPIC EVENTS SINCE 2000

BREAKING
SURFING
TAEKWONDO
TRAMPOLINE

___ COURT

FOOD
KANGAROO
SUPREME
TENNIS

Reveal full answer

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

DISPLAY OF ROWS AND COLUMNS

ARRAY
GRID
MATRIX
TABLE

THINGS TO DO AT A WORK EVENT

CIRCULATE
CONVERSE
MINGLE
NETWORK

OLYMPIC EVENTS SINCE 2000

BREAKING
SURFING
TAEKWONDO
TRAMPOLINE

___ COURT

FOOD
KANGAROO
SUPREME
TENNIS

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