There’s a date-and-number mismatch in this title: Connections #470 was the September 23, 2024 puzzle. The September 24 puzzle was #471. The groups below are the answer key for #470; if you meant the puzzle released on September 24, use the separate #471 answers listed below.
Hints for Connections #470
Try these nudges from least to most revealing before looking at the full groups.
- Land that isn’t flat.
- Land that can be used for gardening.
- Another could be Tom.
- Blank ___: an open green space.
Answers for Connections #470
Spoilers: the complete groups and all 16 words are below.
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| Not smooth, as terrain | BUMPY, ROUGH, RUGGED, UNEVEN |
| Bit of land for growing | BED, PARCEL, PATCH, PLOT |
| Member of a cartoon duo | CHIP, ROCKY, SCRATCHY, STITCH |
| ___ PARK | AMUSEMENT, NATIONAL, PARALLEL, SOUTH |
The cartoon-duo group pairs character names: Chip, Rocky, Scratchy and Stitch are each one half of a cartoon pairing. The final group completes familiar park names: amusement park, national park, parallel park and South Park.
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The full word bank is CHIP, BED, ROUGH, PATCH, ROCKY, STITCH, PARALLEL, UNEVEN, RUGGED, SOUTH, AMUSEMENT, PLOT, NATIONAL, PARCEL, SCRATCHY and BUMPY.
If you meant the September 24 puzzle
September 24, 2024 was Connections #471, with different categories and answers:
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| Inspired | CREATIVE, FRESH, NOVEL, ORIGINAL |
| Procure in advance | BOOK, CHARTER, RESERVE, SECURE |
| Bit of party decoration | BALLOON, BANNER, CONFETTI, GARLAND |
| Online personality | AMBASSADOR, INFLUENCER, MODEL, STREAMER |
How Connections works
The New York Times Help Center describes the game this way: “Players are given 16 words and must find groups of four items that share something in common.” Each group is assigned a color—Yellow, Green, Blue or Purple—with Yellow described as easiest and Purple as trickiest. The daily puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. See the NYT Connections Help Center for current game and archive details.
The Help Center says the archive reaches back to June 12, 2023 and is available to All Access and Games subscribers. Playing archived puzzles affects listed puzzle statistics, but not current or maximum streaks. Subscription eligibility and archive access can change, so check the linked Help Center page for current terms.
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