NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for January 10, 2025

The New York Times word game, Connections, is a daily puzzle game where players group 16 words into four categories, each requiring a shared connection. The game resets daily at midnight with increasingly challenging puzzles. Today's clues include "Be contingent (on)," "Calm down", "Ingredients in an Old Fashioned", and "Featured in the Monty Hall problem". New puzzles will be released tomorrow.