NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for January 9, 2025

Connections, a popular New York Times word game, challenges players to find common threads between words. Players group four words from a set of 16 categories, with correct guesses removing words and wrong guesses counting as mistakes. Categories are color-coded and include places of business, obedience training, business structure, and patriotic notes. Answers include "Vendor's spot at a market," dog commands, corporate departments, and "America the Beautiful."