Connections is a daily word puzzle featuring sixteen words, requiring players to categorize them into four groups with minimal errors. This guide provides solutions and hints for puzzle #578 (January 9, 2025).
The words are: Shining, Finance, Table, Sit, Stand, Stay, To, It, Sea, Stall, Come, From, Legal, Heel, Booth, and Sales.
General Hints:

- The themes avoid horror movies and journeys.
- Legal and Sales belong together.
Category Hints and Solutions:
Yellow (Easy):
Hint: Small, non-storefront sales locations.
Answer: Vendor's Spot at a Market
Words: Booth, Stall, Stand, Table

Green (Medium):
Hint: Dog training commands.
Answer: Dog Commands
Words: Come, Heel, Sit, Stay

Blue (Hard):
Hint: Business departments.
Answer: Corporate Departments
Words: Finance, IT, Legal, Sales

Purple (Tricky):
Hint: Final words of "America the Beautiful."
Answer: Last Words in "America the Beautiful"
Words: From, Sea, Shining, To

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

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