Today's NYT Connections hints and answers (January 8, 2025): All puzzle answers

Utilizing today's NYT Connections hints and answers (January 8, 2025) you should be able to maintain your winning streak. The New York Times has shared 16 words that players must categorize into four sets of related words. However, the names of the categories are not revealed until you figure out the answers. Moreover, you only have four chances to do so, which makes solving the puzzle harder.

This article provides four hints to help you figure out the names of the categories so that finding the sets of words gets relatively easier. The answers have also been included in the final segment of this article to help you cross-check yours before submitting them.

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Today's NYT Connections hints (January 8, 2025)

The hints for the NYT Connections puzzle for January 8, 2025, are provided below:

All hints for NYT Connections today (Image via The New York Times)

Categories	Hints
Yellow category	These are small parts of a big group.
Green category	These things are used to play different instruments.
Blue category	These are distinctive features of a big animal.
Purple category	Think about popular Nu Metal bands.

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Today's NYT Connections answers (January 8, 2025)

The NYT Connections answers for January 8, 2025, are listed in the table below:

All NYT Connections answers for today (Image via The New York Times)

Categories	Answers
Yellow category	These are synonyms for Section. The words are Branch, Limb, Division, and Wing.
Green category	These are Accessories for playing an instrument. The words are Bow, Mallet, Drumstick, and Pick.
Blue category	These are Distinctive features of an elephant. The words are Memory, Trunk, Tusk, and Ear.
Purple category	These are Words misspelled in Nu Metal Band names. The words are Corn, Stained, Biscuit, and Lincoln.

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