Solve the NYT Connections Puzzle #582 (January 13, 2025)

The New York Times Games presents Connections, a daily word puzzle. This puzzle challenges you to categorize a set of seemingly unrelated words into four mystery categories. Need help with today's puzzle (January 13th, 2025)? This guide provides solutions and hints.

The Words: Bank, Park, Book, Store, Reserve, Train, School, Pool, Earth, Signal, Inch, Coach, Turn, Glow, Guide, Brake.

General Hints:

1. The categories aren't errand-related locations.
2. No category uses the structure "____ up."
3. "Earth" and "Book" belong in the same category.

Category Solutions:

Yellow (Easy):

Hint: To instruct, to tutor.

Answer: Teach

Words: Coach, Guide, School, Train

Green (Medium):

Hint: A hoard, a stash.

Answer: Cache

Words: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store

Blue (Hard):

Hint: Other examples: Change lanes, drive, parallel park, make a U-turn.

Answer: Driving Instruction Directives

Words: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn

Purple (Tricky):

Hint: Each word can be followed by "worm" to create a common phrase.

Answer: ____ Worm

Words: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch

Complete Solution:

• Yellow - Teach: Coach, Guide, School, Train
• Green - Cache: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store
• Blue - Driving Instruction Directives: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn
• Purple - ____ Worm: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch

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