Connections Hints: Jan 20, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jan 20, 2025 (2025-01-20). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #612

Puzzle #612 · 2025-01-20

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 #612 for 2025-01-20, 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: TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITY, CORNERS, ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYE 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.

TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITY
CORNERS
ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYE
___ SHEET

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.

TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITY

ASSUME

BEAR

HANDLE

SHOULDER

CORNERS

ANGLE

BEND

CROOK

ELBOW

ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYE

ANCHOR

FOREARM

PIPE

SPINACH

___ SHEET

BALANCE

CHEAT

FITTED

Reveal full answer

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