by Lucas Feb 23,2025
The New York Times Connections puzzle #583, for January 14th, 2025, presents a challenging word-sorting game. Sixteen words must be categorized, demanding precision and strategic thinking. Even experienced players might find this puzzle particularly difficult.
The Words: Working, Session, Body, Crowd, Puffing, Running, Swank, Flash, Sitting, Active, Gully, Period, Strap, Meeting, Functional, and Lens.

This guide provides hints and solutions to conquer this brain teaser.
General Hints:

Category Hints and Solutions:
Yellow Category (Easy):

Hint: The machines are ___ as intended.
Answer: Operating
Words: Active, Functional, Running, Working

Green Category (Medium):

Hint: A duration, a semester, perhaps.
Answer: Term
Words: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting

Blue Category (Hard):

Hint: Everything you need to take a photo (and more!).
Answer: Things in a Camera Kit
Words: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap

Purple Category (Tricky):

Hint: This category won't make sense until you remove the final letter from each word.
Answer: Bird Plus Letter
Words: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank

Complete Solution:


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