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Hints for Connections #500
- Each group is named for a color.
- Try putting the color before each word to form a familiar phrase.
- The four colors are yellow, green, blue, and purple.
Connections #500 answers for October 23, 2024
The board contained JEANS, JACKET, RAIN, HAZE, GOBLIN, JAY, BERET, CAB, MOON, PAGES, HEART, THUMB, PROSE, SALAD, WHALE, and JOURNALISM. The solutions are:
Yellow: familiar phrases with “yellow”
CAB, JACKET, JOURNALISM, PAGES — Yellow Cab, Yellow Jacket, Yellow Journalism, Yellow Pages.
Green: familiar phrases with “green”
BERET, GOBLIN, SALAD, THUMB — Green Beret, Green Goblin, Green Salad, Green Thumb.
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Blue: familiar phrases with “blue”
JAY, JEANS, MOON, WHALE — Blue Jay, Blue Jeans, Blue Moon, Blue Whale.
Purple: familiar phrases with “purple”
HAZE, HEART, PROSE, RAIN — Purple Haze, Purple Heart, Purple Prose, Purple Rain.
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How the puzzle’s wordplay works
Each category uses a color as a prefix: put the color before each of its four words and the result is a recognizable phrase. The trick is to identify the phrase connection rather than sort the words only by whether the things they name are literally that color.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Game context
Connections asks players to sort 16 items into four groups of four based on a shared feature. TechRadar’s guide describes the game as playable through NYT Games on desktop or mobile; current access terms can change. TechRadar’s October 23, 2024 guide and Parade’s answer guide record the same four groups.
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