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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 7, #576

Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 576 for Tuesday, Jan. 7.

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Hints for today's Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Sing out.

Green group hint: More than one or two.

Blue group hint: Don't judge a book by its cover, or by this.

Purple group hint: It is what it is.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Vocal music

Green group: A handful of

Blue group: Book subtitles

Purple group: ____ is ____ (is ____)

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What are today's Connections answers?

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The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 7, 2025.

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The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is theme is vocal music. The four answers are a capella, barbershop, doo-wop and madrigal.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is a handful of. The four answers are a few, certain, some and various.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is book subtitles. The four answers are A Life, A Novel, Essays and Part One.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is  ____ is ____ (is ____). The four answers are a deal, a rose, enough and love.