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In the era of brain games, readers have found NYT Connections as something they can enjoy. This one is rather simple, there are words in rows, and the player has to group them like today's (October 23) groupings are all colour-based. With new puzzles every day, people from all around the world are addicted to this game.
In addition, NYT’s Connections puzzle for October 23, 2024, is a milestone of fun as this is its 500th game. But what makes this game so popular, and why are people talking about it? Find out in this article! Below are October 23’s hints, help and answers to crack the game that can stump even the sharpest minds.
In NYT Connections, there are sixteen words arranged in a 4×4 grid in front of the players. Its aim is to split all these words into four categories based on the connections which are not quite obvious. This is sometimes obvious, but mostly it is quite subtle and that is what makes the search fun. This balance of difficulty is what has seen players continue playing day after day.
Like so many puzzles before it, today's issue has some people talking. In a world where the tempo seems to be increasing, NYT Connection provides an opportunity to take a short mental step break. And so it is not just about linking it is about relating, it is about narrowing the field down.
The game requires players to think laterally, in completing the given puzzle. Linkages between the words can be all of kind-semantic, phonetic or even referential. On some days, the topics of the day could be animals, books one might have heard about or phrases with the day’s letters that rhyme. On other days, the puzzle goes into one’s trivia information base. That unpredictability is the reason why NYT Connections is such a popular game today.
1. The words in this category follow a six-letter primary colour (hint: this colour is usually embraced to depict this or that or even used in the portrayal of caution or the cowards.)
2. These words are preceded by a common secondary colour (hint: it is a combination of yellow and blue that is used to make it).
3. Each of these words is formed using a four-letter primary colour.
4. This final category is associated with a regal colour (hint: they get made by mixing blue and red together).
1. YELLOW: CAB, JACKET, JOURNALISM, PAGES
2. GREEN: BERET, GOBLIN, SALAD, THUMB
3. BLUE: JAY, JEANS, MOON, WHALE
4. PURPLE: HAZE, HEART, PROSE, RAIN
1. Look at the grid: The game offers 16 random words.
2. Find connections: the players’ task is to find out which four words in the grid belong to the same category. The connections could be left to something as general as the colours or types of objects, synonyms or could refer to any general theme of the set connections.
3. Select the words: When the player finds the four words that seem related, click or tap on them. If they are correct, then the game will certainly approve the answer as a correct group. If not, then try again.
4. Limited mistakes: For mistakes, one can make up to four wrong guesses before the game is over. When dealing with the group of letters, those words are rubbed off from the board making it easier to solve the rest.
5. Difficulty: Groups A, B, C etc. are assigned for difficulty level from easiest to the hardest and are colored yellow, and purple respectively. In the challenging categories, you can observe the irony of the chosen words or the relationship between them.
6. Daily reset: There is one puzzle every day and the puzzle changes at midnight of the player’s local time. If you missed the day’s challenge, you can replay it.
By now, NYT Connections is much more than just a game that people often play. NYT Connections has gained more popularity among the users. It has become a routine activity for most people and at the same time, is a form of relaxation. Each day comes up with a new puzzle, but the fun of solving is always the same.
NYT Connections is accessible through the New York Times Games website or app.
