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Connections Answers #589
Monday, January 20, 2025 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.
Puzzle#589
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple
The Four Groups
Reveal the four groups
Connections answer · #589
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Yellow · TAKE ON, AS A RESPONSIBILITY
BEARSHOULDERHANDLEASSUME
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Green · CORNERS
CROOKELBOWBENDANGLE
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Blue · ASSOCIATED WITH POPEYE
SPINACHANCHORPIPEFOREARM
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Purple · ___ SHEET
COOKIECHEATFITTEDBALANCE
The Purple Group
Fill-in-the-blank · ___ SHEET
COOKIE · CHEAT · FITTED · BALANCE
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Connections gives you sixteen words to sort into four hidden groups of four, with only four mistakes allowed. Groups run yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest, often wordplay). New to it? Our how-to-play guide covers the full strategy, or grab today's Connections answers.
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What were the Connections answers for #589?
Connections #589 (Monday, January 20, 2025) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.
How hard was this Connections?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). The purple group used fill-in-the-blank, which is where most solvers slip.