Solve the NYT Connections puzzle #582 (January 13, 2025) with these helpful hints and answers! This daily word puzzle challenges you to categorize seemingly random words into four mystery groups. Need a hand? This guide provides hints and solutions to crack the code.
The Puzzle: The words are: Bank, Park, Book, Store, Reserve, Train, School, Pool, Earth, Signal, Inch, Coach, Turn, Glow, Guide, and Brake.

General Hints:
- These categories aren't errand-related locations.
- No categories use the pattern "____ up."
- "Earth" and "Book" belong together.

Category Hints & Answers:
Yellow (Easy): Think "to instruct," "to tutor."

Answer: Teach. Words: Coach, Guide, School, Train.

Green (Medium): Think "a hoard," "a stash."

Answer: Cache. Words: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store.

Blue (Hard): Consider actions like "change lanes," "drive," "parallel park," "make a U-turn."

Answer: Driving Instruction Directives. Words: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn.

Purple (Tricky): Each word can be followed by a four-letter animal to create common phrases.

Answer: ____ Worm. Words: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch.

Complete Solution:

- Yellow - Teach: Coach, Guide, School, Train
- Green - Cache: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store
- Blue - Driving Instruction Directives: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn
- Purple - ____ Worm: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch

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