Connections Hints: Jan 17, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jan 17, 2025 (2025-01-17). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #614

Puzzle #614 · 2025-01-17

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 #614 for 2025-01-17, 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: FRANKFURTER, STRIKE, WEB BROWSERS 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.

FRANKFURTER
STRIKE
WEB BROWSERS
ENDING WITH BEER BRANDS

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.

FRANKFURTER

BANGER

BRAT

LINK

SAUSAGE

STRIKE

BOP

HIT

KNOCK

TAP

WEB BROWSERS

CHROME

EDGE

OPERA

SAFARI

ENDING WITH BEER BRANDS

AUTOHARP

CONTRABASS

PEPPERONI

ROSEBUD

Reveal full answer

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