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Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brainteaser. You're given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected. Sometimes they're obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu knows how to trick you by using words that can fit into more than one group. Read on for today's Connections hints and answers.
There's also news in the Connections world. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one it's had for some time for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. And players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
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How to play Connections
Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words you think go together. The groups are coded by color, though you don't know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest. Look at the words carefully and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word. Once, four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including "Rushmore" and "Journeyman."
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Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: It will happen
Green group hint: March Madness
Blue group hint: Trix is for kids
Purple group hint: Hand gesture
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: At some future point
Green group: Parts of a tournament setup.
Blue group: Bit of breakfast cereal.
Purple group: What the outstretched index and middle fingers can represent.
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What are today's Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Oct. 16, 2024
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is at some future point. The four answers are eventually, later, next and soon.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is parts of a tournament setup. The four answers are bracket, bye, round and seed.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is bit of breakfast cereal. The four answers are Cheerio, flake, Pebble and puff.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is what the outstretched index and middle fingers can represent. The four answers are peace, scissors, two and victory.