Good day! Let’s dive into NYT’s Connections, an engaging word game that challenges you to categorize answers. If you’re looking for some hints, keep reading.
Once you’ve completed the game, why not explore some more word games? I’ve also compiled daily tips and answers for Wordle, Strands, and Quordle in case you need assistance with those.
SPOILER ALERT: Details about today’s NYT Connections are included below, so proceed with caution if you want to avoid spoilers.
Your expert for Connections:
Marc McLaren, Global Editor in Chief
NYT Connections Game #500 – Today’s Words
The words for today’s NYT Connections game are:
- JEANS
- JACKET
NYT Connections Game #500 – Hint #1 – Group Hints
Here are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups:
- Yellow: [color] blank
- Green: [color] blank
- Blue: [color] blank
- Purple: [color] blank
If you need more hints, continue reading to discover the four theme answers for today’s NYT Connections puzzles.
NYT Connections Game #500 – Hint #2 – Group Answers
Here are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups:
- YELLOW: YELLOW ___
- GREEN: GREEN ___
- BLUE: BLUE ___
- PURPLE: PURPLE ___
To avoid spoilers, do not scroll further if you don’t want to see the answers.
NYT Connections Game #500 – The Answers
Here are the answers for today’s Connections, game #500:
- YELLOW: YELLOW ___ CAB, JACKET, JOURNALISM, PAGES
- GREEN: GREEN ___ BERET, GOBLIN, SALAD, THUMB
- BLUE: BLUE ___ JAY, JEANS, MOON, WHALE
- PURPLE: PURPLE ___ HAZE, HEART, PROSE, RAIN
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Congratulations on reaching game #500, NYT Connections! While today’s game is enjoyable, the strategy of assigning each group a color with a blank space, like PURPLE RAIN, PURPLE HEART, etc., may have made it slightly too easy.
Most of the blank spaces were straightforward to fill in, with only a few exceptions. I was able to solve the entire puzzle in about two minutes, and I suspect you did too.
How did you fare today? Drop me an email and share your results.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, 22 October, Game #499)
- YELLOW: BRAND-NAME DESIGNER, HAUTE, HIGH-END, LUXURY
- GREEN: DEVISE CONCOCT, ENGINEER, HATCH, MASTERMIND
- BLUE: NASA SPACECRAFT GALILEO, PIONEER, VIKING, VOYAGER
- PURPLE: GAMES WHERE YOU SAY THE GAME’S NAME BINGO, MARCO POLO, TAG, UNO
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is a popular word game from the New York Times where players must identify groups of items that share a common trait. The game offers groups of varying difficulty, with green being the easiest and purple being the most challenging.
Players are allowed up to four mistakes and are not required to solve the final group, as it can be deduced through process of elimination. While more intricate than some word games like Wordle, NYT Connections presents opportunities for tricky wordplay, such as homophones and other word disguises.
NYT Connections is available for free on the NYT Games platform for both desktop and mobile users.