NYT Connections Today – Tips and Answers for Friday, October 4th (Game #481)

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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Marc McLaren

NYT Connections today (Game #481) – today's words

NYT Connections notes for game 481 on a purple background

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today’s words from NYT Connections are…

FALL
HYPHEN
DAISY
DREAM
THING
DOC
DINNER
DAB
VALLEY
DUE
DIMPLE
DELIVERY
DEN
GLOB
DORY
DIVOT

NYT Connections Today (Game #481) – Clue #1 – Group Clues

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

Yellow: Something you might get in a small car accident
Green: A little bit
Blue: From the House of Mouse
Purple: Blank (word that can mean a calendar entry)

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 #481) – Clue #2 – Group Answers

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

YELLOW: CONCAVITY
GREEN: SMALL QUANTITY
BLUE: DISNEY CHARACTERS
PURPLE: ___ DATE

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 #481) – the answers

NYT Connections answers for game 481 on purple background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #481, are…

YELLOW: CONCAVITY DENT, DIMPLE, DING, DIVOT
GREEN: SMALL QUANTITY DAB, DASH, DOLLOP, DROP
BLUE: DISNEY CHARACTERS DAISY, DALE, DOC, DORY
PURPLE: ___ DATE DELIVERY, DINNER, DREAM, DUE

My rating: Simply
My score: Perfect

Today's connection puzzle was really easy. Almost too easy actually – I had the whole thing done and dusted in about 5 minutes. I know, I know – I complain when they're too difficult and also when they're too easy. What can I say, I'm hard to please.

Anyway, I started here with the green group – SMALL QUANTITY – and found that DAB, DASH, DOLLOP, DROP all mean roughly the same thing. Yellow was just as straightforward. As usual, blue and purple required a bit more thought, and to be honest I might not have solved purple if it wasn't standard; This was actually quite tricky because it was one of the NYT's most popular (empty) “something” answers, and those can be difficult to solve. Coincidentally, that wasn't necessary – because blue was DISNEY CHARACTERS, and I've spent enough time watching classic cartoons that I recognized the connection after just a moment's thought.

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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Thursday, October 3, Game #480)

YELLOW: DRINKS JUICE, MILK, PUNCH, SODA
GREEN: CARE OF A PLANT FERTILIZER, POT, CUT, WATER
BLUE: ITEM SOLD IN PAIRS BOOKEND, EARPHONES, SKI, SOCK
PURPLE: BUGS PLUS START LETTER BLOUSE, PANTS, SMITE, STICK

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 plenty 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 4, 2024 By John Fenwick

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