NYT Zorse Hints And Answers For January 13, 2025

Zorse is an innovative word puzzle game inspired by NYT that challenges players to uncover clever phrase combinations. Each puzzle features a unique mash-up of two phrases sharing common words, creating an engaging mental workout for word enthusiasts. The game's name cleverly references the zebra-horse hybrid, reflecting its nature of combining distinct phrases into something new and exciting.

Understanding Zorse Hints and Gameplay

The heart of Zorse lies in its hint system. Each puzzle begins with a carefully crafted zorse hint that guides players toward the combined phrase solution. For example, a zorse hint stating "Guy without a lot of helpful advice" leads to the answer "Man of few words of wisdom" - a blend of "Man of few words" and "Words of wisdom."

Strategic Letter Reveals

Players can strategically reveal up to five letters throughout the puzzle. Each reveal displays all instances of the chosen letter within the phrase, making the zorse hint system both challenging and rewarding. The key to mastery lies in selecting letters that maximize information gained from each reveal.

Advanced Zorse Hint Strategies

Experienced players develop various approaches to interpreting zorse hints effectively:

  • Analyze the zorse hint for potential idioms or common phrases

  • Look for overlapping words that might connect multiple phrases

  • Consider word patterns and letter frequencies

  • Use reveals strategically to confirm suspicions about phrase structure

Zorse Answers History

  • January 12, 2025. “Its my go-to dish at a buffet!”

    I get that a lot on my plate

  • January 11, 2025. Rule of thumb about ending stuff

    Everything must go out with a bang

  • January 10, 2025. What the creators of Zorse attempted to do

    Reinvent the Wheel of Fortune

  • January 9, 2025. “Hurry, get over that moat ASAP!”

    “Quick on the drawbridge!”

  • January 8, 2025. *So* not impressed by Apollo 11 any more

    Over the moon landing

  • January 7, 2025. Successfully kick your hangover’s butt

    Win by a hair of the dog

  • January 6, 2025. “This new plan came to me while cleaning the storm drain”

    I changed my mind in the gutter

  • January 5, 2025. Make an X over your sternum, slightly to the left of center

    Cross your heart in the right place

  • January 4, 2025. Dolly Parton’s tribute to internet videos

    “I Will Always Love YouTube”

  • January 3, 2025. Pessimist’s caution to a happy optimist

    “What goes up must come down in the dumps”

  • January 2, 2025. “This huge animal is here to eat cake!”

    “There’s an elephant in the room for dessert”

  • January 1, 2025. “If Mr. Shortz is around, we’ll hear some clever puns and witicisms!”

    Where there’s a Will, there’s a way with words

  • December 31, 2024. Successfully kick your hangover’s butt

    Win by a hair of the dog

  • December 30, 2024. “Sesame Street” muppet’s last time saying “3, 2, 1”

    The final countdown for The Count

  • December 29, 2024. Decide it’s finally time to watch that 1962 classic you’ve never seen

    Face “The Music Man”

  • December 28, 2024. Bits of adornment for a Best Kindergarten Art Project trophy

    Googly eyes on the prize

  • December 27, 2024. What Aladdin said to Jasmine before flying faster than anyone has ever flown on a magic carpet

    “I can show you the world record”

  • December 26, 2024. What an Olympic judge might have after watching an athlete make a splash

    Diving-in-head-first impression

  • December 25, 2024. Instructions for completing a contract while on a desert island

    “Sign on the dotted line in the sand”

  • December 24, 2024. Christmas song with lots of extra features

    Carol of the bells and whistles

  • December 23, 2024. Popular lifestyle magazine’s exciting announcement about their Christmas issue

    “Santa Claus is coming to Town and Country!”

  • December 22, 2024. Best. Nana. Ever.

    All-time great grandparent

  • December 21, 2024. Really, really expensive mutton dish

    An arm and a leg of lamb

  • December 20, 2024. Like a movie that takes place surrounded by big famous rocks

    Set in Stonehenge

  • December 19, 2024. “Who hosts ‘The Great British Bake Off?’” and “Who starred in ‘The Mighty Boosh?’” for two

    Noel Fielding questions

  • December 18, 2024. Motto for a go-getter in the orchestra

    All work no playing second fiddle

  • December 17, 2024. What you might see if you turn some old clothes into a nest

    A bird in the hand-me-downs

  • December 16, 2024. Cry after dropping a Christmas cookie from a ship deck

    “Gingerbread man overboard”

  • December 15, 2024. Ethical landscaper who just happens to be a bit stoned

    The moral, high groundskeeper

  • December 14, 2024. Season in which weenie roasts are most popular

    Hot dog days of summer

  • December 13, 2024. Bribe used to get a kid with a sweet tooth to be quiet

    Ice cream cone of silence

  • December 12, 2024. What you might be having when your ‘do is mostly under control

    Not-half-bad hair day

  • December 11, 2024. Bit of advice on how to manufacture drama on reality dating shows

    “All You Need Is Love Triangles”

  • December 10, 2024. What you might might take at a late-night college party

    Jell-O shot in the dark

  • December 9, 2024. What you might say when a you’re in a flow state with your sparring partner

    “We’re on a roll with the punches”

  • December 8, 2024. Advice about installing an 80-foot Christmas tree, e.g.

    “Don’t try this at home for the holidays”

  • December 7, 2024. Make your sodium pentothal last as long as possible

    Stretch the truth serum

  • December 6, 2024. Like the crescent roll dough in pigs in a blanket

    Wrapped around your finger food

  • December 5, 2024. Avoid Wile E. Coyote, watch out for TNT and falling anvils, etc.

    The rules of the Road Runner

  • December 4, 2024. Dedicated time set aside for listening to “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Say My Name”

    A date with Destiny’s Child

  • December 3, 2024. What The Three Stooges participated in by a swamp

    Slapstick in the mud

  • December 2, 2024. What you might say at the end of renovation when it’s finally time to pick out a faucet

    “Now I’ve seen everything but the kitchen sink”

  • December 1, 2024. Shiftless layabout who’s not quite so bad

    The greater good-for-nothing

  • November 30, 2024. “If we want to get an Uber, we’ve got to go now!“

    “Move it along for the ride”

  • November 29, 2024. What a pilot might have to do after an embarrassing flying faux pas

    Eat humble pie in the sky

  • November 28, 2024. Words you might exclaim when a smear campaign gets dirty

    “What a drag through the mud!”

  • November 27, 2024. What a “deep” conversation might be, on reality TV

    Artificial heart-to-heart

  • November 26, 2024. Carelessly allow those stray strands to clog the shower

    Let your hair down the drain

  • November 25, 2024. How a partier might greet someone attending their first rave

    “Welcome to the club scene”

  • November 24, 2024. Like a judge who was born with a gavel in hand

    Made to order in the court

  • November 23, 2024. Brief summary of the “Back to the Future” trilogy

    It’s about time travel

  • November 22, 2024. “Get out of here, I need a real expert!”

    “Hit the road, jack of all trades”

  • November 21, 2024. What you need in order to see the funny side of being abandoned

    High-and-dry sense of humor

  • November 20, 2024. What you might say when turning your charity into a business

    “Sure, why not for profit?”

  • November 19, 2024. Theory for why outgoing people are so successful

    Social butterfly effect

  • November 18, 2024. Conflict between a popular reality show and a news magazine

    “RuPaul’s Drag Race” against Time

  • November 17, 2024. “They’re man-eaters ... it’s not like they can help it!”

    “Well, that’s just great white sharks”

  • November 16, 2024. “Out of left field” or “step up to the plate,” e.g.

    Ballpark figure of speech

  • November 15, 2024. Words when re-introducing a soldier to their boot camp instructor

    “You know the drill sergeant”

  • November 14, 2024. “Please don’t make me think about Rick Astley!”

    “Never say ‘Never gonna give you up’”

  • November 13, 2024. Not just sad, but also vengeful

    Down and out for blood

  • November 12, 2024. “Stop talking about Peter Piper picking a peck of pickled peppers!”

    “Hold your tongue twister”

  • November 11, 2024. What you might say when you want to hear “Since U Been Gone” or “It Ain’t Me Babe”

    “Gimme a break-up song!”

  • November 10, 2024. Predictable behavior for baboons and mandrills

    Monkey business as usual

  • November 9, 2024. Cry heard at the beginning of a leisurely race down a lazy river

    “Ready, set, go with the flow!”

  • November 8, 2024. What chirping birds might serve as while camping, in lieu of a ring from a hotel concierge

    Wake-up call of the wild

  • November 7, 2024. No longer performing in a paint-covered trio

    Out of the Blue Man Group

  • November 6, 2024. Set of steps that just keep going and going and going …

    Stairway to heaven knows where

  • November 5, 2024. Slogan for a rapidly expanding discount chain

    Another day, another dollar store

  • November 4, 2024. What you might say to someone in your thrillers book club

    “We’re on the same page-turner”

  • November 3, 2024. Advice on how to make an aquatic center more successful

    Just add water slides

  • November 2, 2024. What the marketing rep said after hearing a pitch for a Japanese cartoon cat

    “You had me at Hello Kitty”

  • November 1, 2024. Part of a pep talk from the C.E.O. of Planters

    “Keep up the good work for peanuts”

  • October 31, 2024. Suggestion about an umbrella decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds

    “Save it for a rainy Day of the Dead”

  • October 30, 2024. Kids who want the candy without bothering with the costume

    Cheap trick-or-treaters

  • October 29, 2024. Decide it’s time to use your own name on your novels

    Give up the ghostwriting

  • October 28, 2024. Enjoying the luxuries of heaven

    Living the high life after death

  • October 27, 2024. Sentient robot who’s been thoroughly cared for

    Alive and well-oiled machine

  • October 26, 2024. Title of a biography about a wet blanket

    “The Life of the Party Pooper”

  • October 25, 2024. Prediction about a popular Netflix show and the dark turns it might take

    “Stranger Things” could get ugly

  • October 24, 2024. Expression about how batters feel after some swings and misses

    Three strikes and you’re out of sorts

  • October 23, 2024. What you might find in Kraft’s mustard test kitchen

    Fifty shades of Grey Poupon

  • October 22, 2024. What God said at the Create-A-Universe Brainstorm

    “Let there be light bulb moments”

  • October 21, 2024. Rhetorical question from someone who has to start all over again

    “Guess who’s back to the drawing board?”

  • October 20, 2024. Request for assistance from a frazzled wedding planner

    “A little help … here comes the bride”

  • October 19, 2024. “Sure! Committing to too many things is my thing”

    “Okay, I’ll bite off more than I can chew”

  • October 18, 2024. Is too busy to climb out of bed

    Can’t find the time to get up

  • October 17, 2024. Expression of relief when a hit by the Cure comes on the radio

    “Thank God it’s ‘Friday I’m in Love’”

  • October 16, 2024. What you might sing to your still-awake newborn ... yet again

    “Rock-a-Bye Baby” one more time

  • October 15, 2024. Bit of advice about taking a nine-to-five position

    “Seize the day job”

  • October 14, 2024. What you might say when you accidentally call your accountant instead of your bookkeeper

    “Sorry, wrong number cruncher”

  • October 13, 2024. Really contemplating what to put on your turkey and mashed potatoes

    On the gravy train of thought

  • October 12, 2024. Question from someone on the lookout for a red flag

    “What’s the big deal breaker?”

  • October 11, 2024. What you might say before a date with someone who’s your polar opposite

    “Here goes nothing in common”

  • October 10, 2024. Predictable behavior for baboons and mandrills

    Monkey business as usual

  • October 9, 2024. What you might say about some kid having a tantrum in public

    “That’s not my problem child”

  • October 8, 2024. Advice about what to do after a campaign fundraiser

    Take the money and run for office

  • October 7, 2024. Bring a *really* cool thing to flaunt at kindergarten

    Steal the show and tell

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