NYT Connections Today – Tips and Answers for Tuesday, October 8th (Game #485)

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be difficult. So read on if you need pointers.

What should you do when you're done? Of course, play a few more word games. I also have daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers, and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help with those too.

SPOILER ALERT: Below is information about NYT Connections today. So don't read any further if you don't want to know the answers.

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NYT Connections today (Game #485) – today's words

NYT Connections notice for game 485 on purple background

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today’s words from NYT Connections are…

STOCK
BLOCK
RANDOMLY
SPIDER
BEAR
STAFF
APPLE
NOTE
BAT
BAN
PUMPKIN
CORN
FORBID
WITCH
RELAX
DENY

NYT Connections Today (Game #485) – Clue #1 – Group Clues

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

Yellow: Favorites for the October holidays
Green: Not allowed
Blue: Members of an orchestra will recognize them
Purple: (sweet thing) empty

Do you need further advice?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four thematic answers for today's NYT Connections puzzles are…

NYT Connections Today (Game #485) – Clue #2 – Group Answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

YELLOW: HALLOWEEN SYMBOLS
GREEN: FORBIDDEN
BLUE: FOUND ON NOTES
PURPLE: CANDY ___

That's right, you can find the answers below. So don't scroll any further if you don't want to see them.

NYT Connections today (Game #485) – the answers

NYT Connections answers for game 485 on purple background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #485, are…

YELLOW: HALLOWEEN SYMBOLS Bat, pumpkin, spider, witch
GREEN: FORBIDDEN BAN, BLOCKING, REFUSAL, BAN
BLUE: FOUND ON NOTES UNINTENTIONAL, NOTICE, CALM, STAFF
PURPLE: CANDY ___ Apple, bars, sugar cane, corn

My rating: Simply
My score: Perfect

Much easier today than the almost impossible connections of yesterday. I solved all four without making a mistake, and I suspect many of you did too.

Yellow, HALLOWEEN SYMBOLS, was particularly easy – the task of finding BAT, PUMPKIN, SPIDER and WITCH was made only slightly more difficult by the presence of APPLE, which also has some Halloween connotations (someone moving an apple up and down ?). APPLE was instead part of the CANDY ___ group along with BAR, CANE and CORN. This was the purple connection, and it was actually the first one I got. That's always an advantage when it comes to finishing this game, because once that's done, there are rarely really difficult groups. However, I don't think I would have managed “Blue” today – I've never played a musical instrument, so “FOUND ON NOTES” might have remained out of my mental reach. Luckily it didn't matter today.

How have you been today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Monday, October 7, Game #484)

YELLOW: KNUCKLEHEAD DING-DONG, DODO, YAHOO, YO-YO
GREEN: AUTONOMATOPOLY BEEP BEEP, PURR, SKRRT, VROOM
BLUE LAUGHTER HAR-HAR, HOOT, WHOOP, YUK
PURPLE: FAMOUS PRIMATES BUBBLES, GEORGE, KING KONG, KOKO

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games from The New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that have something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: Green is easy, Yellow is slightly more difficult, Blue is often quite difficult, and Purple is usually very difficult.

On the bright side, you don't technically have to solve the last question as you can answer it through a process of elimination. Additionally, you can make up to four mistakes, giving you some breathing room.

However, it's a bit more complicated than something like Wordle and there are lots of ways to trip you up with tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other puns that could obscure answers.

It is free to play on desktop or mobile via the NYT Games website.

On October 8, 2024 By John Fenwick

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