Connections Hints: Jan 24, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jan 24, 2025 (2025-01-24). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #623

Puzzle #623 · 2025-01-24

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 #623 for 2025-01-24, 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: CONTEMPLATE, RUDE THINGS TO DO, VOCATION 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.

CONTEMPLATE
RUDE THINGS TO DO
VOCATION
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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.

CONTEMPLATE

BROOD

MUSE

PONDER

REFLECT

RUDE THINGS TO DO

INTERRUPT

LITTER

POINT

STARE

VOCATION

CRAFT

LINE

TRADE

WORK

___ PATCH

CABBAGE

NICOTINE

ROUGH

SOUL

Reveal full answer

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