Connections is a short puzzle game that you can play once a day. The premise is simple: you have to take all sixteen words and figure out which ones belong to which of the four categories. But you only have a handful of attempts to get it right.
If you know how to play Connectionsyou know that simple instructions don't automatically make a puzzle easy. Depending on the depth of your knowledge of each category, it can actually be quite difficult. If you need help with this, you can find a whole host of tips below.

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Words in puzzle no. 588 by NYT Connections for January 19, 2025
THE Connections Today's puzzle contains the words: Sun, Pool, Action, Aquarium, Claim, Geometry, Bluff, Complete, Cloak, Bag, Tampa Bay, Kitten, Plain, Case, Pot, AND Pelvis.
NYT Connections Puzzle Tips
There are lots of tips in the following sections. If you press the Read More button under the heading of the article you want to see, the hint or spoiler for this relaxing puzzle game will be revealed.
Some general tips for the whole connections puzzle
Tips for the yellow NYT connections category
Response to the Yellow Connections category
Answer to the Yellow Connections category and all four words
Tips for Green NYT Links Category
Response to the Green Connections category
Answer to the Green Connections category and all four words
Suggestions for the Blue NYT Connections category
Response to the Blue Connections category
Response to the Blue Connections category and all four words
NYT Purple Connections Category Tips
Response to the Purple Connections category
Purple Connections category response and all four words
Answers for NYT Connections n. 588 today of January 19, 2025
Are you looking for the complete answer to this addictive puzzle game? All categories and which words go where can be found in the section below. Open it to take a look at the complete answer to puzzle number 588.
Do you want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Connections website available on almost any device with a browser.


- Platform(s).
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Web browser, mobile phone
- Released
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June 12, 2023
- Developer(s).
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The New York Times Company
- Publisher(s).
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The New York Times Company
- CERS
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And