Spoilers for NYT Connections #494, from Thursday, October 17, 2024. The four categories were GRASSY AREA, DEAL WITH, MOVIES WITH “S” REMOVED, and ___ LAW. The complete groups and the trick behind each are below.
Connections #494 answers for October 17, 2024
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | GRASSY AREA | GREEN, LAWN, PARK, YARD |
| Green | DEAL WITH | ADDRESS, ANSWER, FIELD, HANDLE |
| Blue | MOVIES WITH “S” REMOVED | CAR, GOODFELLA, JAW, SWINGER |
| Purple | ___ LAW | CRIMINAL, HARVARD, LEMON, NATURAL |
Why the groups fit
Yellow: GRASSY AREA
GREEN, LAWN, PARK, and YARD can each refer to a grassy outdoor area.
Green: DEAL WITH
ADDRESS, ANSWER, FIELD, and HANDLE can all mean to deal with something. FIELD is the tempting misdirection: alongside GREEN, LAWN, and PARK, it looks like another outdoor word, but its verb meaning makes it fit this group.
Blue: MOVIES WITH “S” REMOVED
Add an S to each displayed word to restore a movie title: CAR becomes Scar, GOODFELLA becomes Goodfellas, JAW becomes Jaws, and SWINGER becomes Swingers.
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Purple: ___ LAW
Put LAW after each word to make a familiar phrase: criminal law, Harvard Law, lemon law, and natural law.
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This is the historical October 17, 2024 puzzle, game #494—not a solution for October 17, 2026. Connections asks players to sort sixteen words into four groups of four based on a shared connection; plausible overlaps can make a word such as FIELD fit more than one apparent theme until its intended use becomes clear. The game allows up to four mistakes and is available through NYT Games on desktop and mobile.
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