NYT Connections: Game #493 – Today’s Words

Challenge yourself with today’s NYT Connections word game. Can you group these words in common categories? Test your skills and see if you can find the connections.

Spoiler Alert: Below are the words for today’s NYT Connections game. If you want to figure it out on your own, stop reading now.

The Words for Today Are:

• PEACE
• PEBBLE
• LATER
• SCISSORS
• ROUND
• CHEERIO
• BYE
• FLAKE
• NEXT
• BRACKET
• SOON
• SEED
• VICTORY
• PUFF
• TWO
• EVENTUALLY

Hint #1 – Group Clues

Need some clues to help you group these words together? Check out the hints below:

• Yellow: In the end
• Green: Elements of a competition
• Blue: Charm could be one
• Purple: Let your fingers do the talking

If you want to know more clues and group answers, continue reading.

Hint #2 – Group Answers

Here are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups:

• YELLOW: AT SOME FUTURE POINT
• GREEN: PARTS OF A TOURNAMENT SETUP
• BLUE: BIT OF BREAKFAST CEREAL
• PURPLE: WHAT THE OUTSTRETCHED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS CAN REPRESENT

Continue scrolling only if you want to see the answers.

The Answers

Here are the answers for today’s Connections game:

• YELLOW: EVENTUALLY, LATER, NEXT, SOON
• GREEN: BRACKET, BYE, ROUND, SEED
• BLUE: CHEERIO, FLAKE, PEBBLE, PUFF
• PURPLE: PEACE, SCISSORS, TWO, VICTORY

• My rating: Moderate
• My score: Perfect

Test your skills at finding the connections and see how you fare. Share your results and let me know how you did!

Yesterday’s Answers (Game #492)

• YELLOW: FOOTBALL POSITIONS CENTER, GUARD, QUARTERBACK, SAFETY
• GREEN: CABLE CHANNELS DISCOVERY, HISTORY, NICKELODEON, OXYGEN
• BLUE: FICTIONAL CLOWNS HOMEY, JOKER, PENNYWISE, RONALD
• PURPLE: WHAT “D” MIGHT STAND FOR DEFENSE, DEMOCRAT, DIMENSIONAL, DRIVE