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. The words themselves are your only clues. Need help with today's puzzle, Connections #582? This guide provides hints and solutions.

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

Hints and Solutions:

General Hints:

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

Yellow Category (Easy):

Hint: To instruct, to tutor.

Answer: Teach

Words: Coach, Guide, School, Train

Green Category (Medium):

Hint: A hoard, a stash.

Answer: Cache

Words: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store

Blue Category (Hard):

Hint: Related terms: Change lanes, drive, parallel park, make a U-turn.

Answer: Driving Instruction Directives

Words: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn

Purple Category (Tricky):

Hint: Each word can be followed by a four-letter animal to form a common phrase.

Answer: ____ Worm

Words: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch

Complete Solutions:

• 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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