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How NYT Connections works
Connections gives you 16 words to sort into four groups of four. TechRadar’s guide describes the groups as sharing something in common, with a different difficulty level for each group. Players can make up to four mistakes, according to the guide’s rules summary. The puzzle is playable for free on NYT Games on desktop or mobile.
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Light hints for October 2, 2024
These hints point toward each group without giving away its category label:
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- Green: Cut differently.
- Blue: Cape Fear is another.
- Purple: You’ll need to be armed with this knowledge.
Category labels
Ready for the group themes? The four categories are:
- Yellow: Put on the line.
- Green: Use a kitchen knife.
- Blue: Robert De Niro films.
- Purple: Distinctive number of arms (or lack thereof).
Full Connections answers
Here are the complete groups reported in TechRadar’s October 1, 2024 guide:
- Yellow — Put on the line: BET, CHANCE, GAMBLE, RISK.
- Green — Use a kitchen knife: CUBE, DICE, JULIENNE, SLICE.
- Blue — Robert De Niro films: CASINO, HEAT, JOKER, TAXI DRIVER.
- Purple — Distinctive number of arms (or lack thereof): OCTOPUS, SHIVA, SLOT MACHINE, VENUS DE MILO.
The purple group is the most indirect: it links the octopus’s eight arms, Shiva’s multiple arms, a slot machine’s lever or arm, and the famously armless Venus de Milo.
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All 16 words
JOKER, DICE, CHANCE, CASINO, OCTOPUS, SLOT MACHINE, CUBE, GAMBLE, SLICE, BET, SHIVA, JULIENNE, HEAT, VENUS DE MILO, RISK, TAXI DRIVER.
Sources
The hints, categories, and answer groups above are reported in TechRadar’s October 2, 2024 Connections guide. Its game-format and access details are summarized in TechRadar’s Connections explainer.
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