Connections Hints: Jan 21, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jan 21, 2025 (2025-01-21). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #619

Puzzle #619 · 2025-01-21

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 #619 for 2025-01-21, 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: PUTDOWN, SMALL LIKENESS, USED TO CLEAR SNOW 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.

PUTDOWN
SMALL LIKENESS
USED TO CLEAR SNOW
DOCTORS IN POP CULTURE

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.

PUTDOWN

BARB

CRACK

DIG

SLIGHT

SMALL LIKENESS

DOLL

FIGURE

MINIATURE

MODEL

USED TO CLEAR SNOW

PLOW

SALT

SAND

SHOVEL

DOCTORS IN POP CULTURE

OCTOPUS

PEPPER

WHO

Reveal full answer

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