New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #478 October 1, 2024

Connections is a short daily word puzzle game that has players sorting words into mystery categories. In order to win this one, you will need to figure out which word goes in what place, and you have a limited number of tries to do it. Not only that, but there are no hints other than the words themselves.

Since the rules of Connections don’t allow for in-game hints, this article is here to help. In the sections below, you can find everything you need to solve this challenging puzzle, including hints, spoilers, and even the full answer.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #478 for October 1, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Quick, Lather, Current, Conditioner, Rapid, Rinse, Health, Sweat, Normal, Wave, Form, Sanitize, Stew, Shape, Cascade, Tizzy.

What is the Definition of Tizzy?

A tizzy is a slang, English word for “a nervous, excited, or distracted state,” according to Dictionary.com.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

There are several sections below, all containing different kinds of clues and spoilers for this mind-boggling puzzle game. Press the Read More button below the header of the item you want to see to reveal it.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these are steps of hair care.

2. None of these categories are about types of dishwasher soaps or brands of them.

3. Current and Rapid go in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:
“She was so angry and flustered; she was _____!”

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Flustered State.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Flustered State.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Lather, Stew, Sweat, Tizzy.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Fitness.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Fitness.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Condition, Form, Health, Shape.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:
Waterfalls and wavepools.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Fast-Moving Water.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Fast-Moving Water.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Cascaded, Current, Rapid, Wave.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this
mobile puzzle game
:
Washing the pots, the pans, and the utensils, all at once.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Dishwasher Cycle.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Dishwasher Cycle.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Normal, Quick, Rinse, Sanitize.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #478 for October 1, 2024

Still stuck and just want to see the whole answer for this New York Times Games puzzle game? In the section below, you will find all the words sorted into their proper categories and the categories themselves.

• Yellow – Flustered State
  : Lather, Stew, Sweat, Tizzy
• Green – Fitness
  : Condition, Form, Health, Shape
• Blue – Fast-Moving Water
  : Cascaded, Current, Rapid, Wave
• Purple – Dishwasher Cycle
  : Normal, Quick, Rinse, Sanitize

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