New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #480 October 3, 2024

Connections is back with another mind-bendingly challenging puzzle. If you are stuck on this difficult word puzzle game, that’s probably because all the words are difficult, and you only have a couple of tries to get everything correct.

This article is designed for those who already know how to play Connections, but they need a little help with specifically today’s puzzle. In it, you can find general hints, individual category spoilers, and even the full answer.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #480 for October 3, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Ski, Pant, Prune, Juice, Punch, Pot, Milk, Smite, Sock, Blouse, Earbud, Water, Stick, Soda, Fertilize, and Bookend.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you want hints for this mobile-friendly puzzle game, this is the place for them. Below, you will find everything from general hints to category clues, spoilers for categories to all the words that go in that grouping.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these categories are about words that mean to hit someone.

2. Ski and Sock go in the same category.

3. Pant and Stick go in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Beverages.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Beverages.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Juice, Milk, Punch, Soda.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:
Take good care of your leafy children. Indoor gardening, perhaps.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Care for a Plant.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Care for a Plant.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Fertilize, Pot, Prune, Water.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this
minimalist puzzle game
:
These things usually have an S on the end of them.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Items Sold in Pairs.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Items Sold in Pairs.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Bookend, Earbud, Ski, Sock.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:
All of these words only belong in the same category together if you remove the first letter.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Bugs Plus Starting Letter.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Bugs Plus Starting Letter.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Blouse, Pant, Smite, Stick.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #480 for October 3, 2024

If you are looking for the full spoiler for this challenging puzzle game, open up the section below. Inside are all the categories and every word that belongs in each one.

• Yellow – Beverages
  : Juice, Milk, Punch, Soda
• Green – Care for a Plant
  : Fertilize, Pot, Prune, Water
• Blue – Items Sold in Pairs
  : Bookend, Earbud, Ski, Sock
• Purple – Bugs Plus Starting Letter
  : Blouse, Pant, Smite, Stick

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