NYT Connections Today – Tips and Answers for Thursday, October 3rd (Game #480)

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 #480) – today's words

NYT Connections notes for game 480 on purple background

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today’s words from NYT Connections are…

SKI
GASP
PRUNE
JUICE
RUBBER STAMP
POT
MILK
HIT
SOCK
BLOUSE
EARBUDS
WATER
STOCK
SODA
FERTILIZE
BOOKEND

NYT Connections Today (Game #480) – Clue #1 – Group Clues

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

Yellow: Drinks
Green: Green finger tasks
Blue: The Company of Two
Purple: Hidden creepy crawlies

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 #480) – Clue #2 – Group Answers

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

YELLOW: DRINKS
GREEN: CARE OF A PLANT
BLUE: ITEM SOLD IN PAIRS
PURPLE: BUGS PLUS START LETTER

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 #480) – the answers

NYT Connections answers for game 480 on purple background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #480, are…

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

My rating: Simply
My score: Perfect

This is actually a pretty simple Connections puzzle – although of course it's all relative.

The key to the solution for me was getting the purple group first. This is traditionally the most difficult of the four connections, so solving it early relieves some of the pressure. And there's definitely a psychological benefit to completing it early!

Today was a clever one – BUGS PLUS START LETTER, for example BLOUSE (LOUSE) and SMITE (MITE). But I find that these types of puzzles are easier to solve than some others (e.g. the “space” type) because they don't require as much knowledge of the subject – just the ability to think outside of the language.

With this I was able to solve the green CARE OF A PLANT group, which in turn made solving DRINKS (yellow) easier and left me with blue by default.

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

Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, October 2, Game #479)

YELLOW: PUT ON THE LINE BET, CHANCE, GAME, RISK
GREEN: USE A KITCHEN KNIFE CUBE, CUBE, JULIENNE, DISC
BLUE: ROBERT DE NIRO FILMS CASINO, HEAT, JOKER, TAXI DRIVER
PURPLE: DIFFERENT NUMBER OF WEAPONS (OR THEIR ERRORS) OCTOPUS, SHIVA, SLOT MACHINE, VENUS DE MILO

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 3, 2024 By John Fenwick

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