Connections is a daily word puzzle presenting sixteen words, requiring players to categorize them into four groups with limited error allowance. This guide provides solutions and hints for NYT Connections Puzzle #578 (January 9, 2025).

Puzzle Words: Shining, Finance, Table, Sit, Stand, Stay, To, It, Sea, Stall, Come, From, Legal, Heel, Booth, Sales.

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General Hints:

• No categories relate to horror films or journeys.
• "Legal" and "Sales" belong together.

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Yellow Category (Easy):

• Hint: A small, temporary sales location, not a storefront or online.
• Answer: Vendor's Spot at a Market
• Words: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table

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Green Category (Medium):

• Hint: Commands used to train dogs.
• Answer: Dog Commands
• Words: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay

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Blue Category (Hard):

• Hint: Sections within a business.
• Answer: Corporate Departments
• Words: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales

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Purple Category (Tricky):

• Hint: The concluding words of a famous American song.
• Answer: Last Words in "America the Beautiful"
• Words: From, Sea, Shining, To

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Complete Solution:

• Yellow: Vendor's Spot at a Market: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table
• Green: Dog Commands: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay
• Blue: Corporate Departments: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales
• Purple: Last Words in "America the Beautiful": From, Sea, Shining, To

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Play the game at the New York Times Games Connections website.