HIGHLIGHTS
- In today’s NYT Connections, Rye refers to a type of whiskey made from fermented grains, instead of a grain used to feed animals.
- Hinge typically means a joint mechanism on door or gate, but in Connections it refers to depending entirely on someone or something and comes in the Be Contingent (On) category.
- Calm Down, Ingredients In An Old Fashion, and Featured In The Monty Hall Problem are today’s Connections remaining categories.
The 4×4 word grid puzzle is one of the daily games released by the New York Times, along with Strands, Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Mini Crossword.
In yesterday’s edition of the puzzle, words like Heel and Sea were quite difficult for players to categorize into groups.
However, in the 579th release of the NYT Connections, with a difficulty level of 2.3 out of 5, many find it somewhat challenging to find the link of words like Rye with any groups.
NYT Connections Answers For January 10, 2025
As a regular Connections player, I knew that a word could come under different categories, and I picked Chill, Easy, Enough, and Rest for my first guess.
However, I was a word away and later picked Chill, Easy, Enough, and Relax and got the green group “Calm Down.”
It was surprising to learn that Enough can also be linked to calming down, as the word typically means having as much as you need or want.
Hinge Meaning In NYT Connections #579
Moving on, I was sure to nail the next group as I chose the words Depend, Hinge, Rely, and Rest and got the yellow group titled “Be Contingent (On).”
In common words, Hinge refers to a moveable joint on which a door or a gate swings as it opens or closes. But in today’s NYT Connection, Hinge means to depend entirely on someone or something.
Moreover, the words in the group referred to being dependent on or conditioned by something else.
Rye Meaning In Today’s NYT Connection
I had already lost one life before getting to the third category, but the remaining words didn’t seem to have any kind of link.
After another mistake and trial and error, I finally identified the words for the third category.
Bitters, Orange, Rye, and Sugar were used to make a cocktail drink named Old Fashioned, which was the title for the blue category “Ingredients In An Old Fashioned.”
Similarly, Rye typically refers to a type of plant or grain used to feed animals and to make flour. However, in today’s NYT Connection, Rye is a whiskey that contains fermented grains.
All Answers For NYT Connections #579 With Categories
I picked the four remaining words: Car, Door, Goat, and Host and got the final category for today’s Nyt Connections.
The words belonged to the purple category titled “Featured In The Monty Hall Problem,” referring to a brain teaser.
In the puzzle, players must choose from three doors with either a car or a goat. The host asks the players to choose, and the game depends on the probability of their choice.
Moreover, the ultimate goal of the brain teaser is to use your skills to choose a door with a car. Here are the final answers for today’s NYT Connections with categories;
- Be Contingent (On) (Yellow): Depend, Hinge, Rely, Rest
- Calm Down (Green): Chill, Easy, Enough, Relax
- Ingredients In An Old Fashioned (Blue): Bitters, Orange, Rye, Sugar
- Featured In The Monty Hall Problem (Purple): Car, Door, Goat, Host
