New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #498…

Connections is back with another difficult puzzle to try out for yourself. In order to win, you need to sort several words into mystery categories, and you cannot make more than three mistakes while doing it too.

If the rules of how to play Connections make it sound challenging, just wait until you try out the October 21, 2024, puzzle. If it's completely tripped you up, and you are running out of tries, this article should help guide you to the answer.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #498 for October 21, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Whirl, Draw, Navy, Liver,Car, Kidney, Hook, Drive, Pinto, Pull, Neutral, Dead, Low, Mung, Crab, and Reverse.

What is the Definition of Mung?

Mung is "something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck," according to Dictionary.com. The website also lists several other definitions, including:

To make gross, messy, or dirty.
To ruin something.
To make small changes a little at a time in a computer file, system, or program.
A type of legume; a mung bean.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If a hint or two would help you solve this puzzle game, you can find some below. In these sections, you can find general hints, category clues, spoilers for the category and the words inside them, and more.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories are about card game actions.

2. None of these groups are about organs in the body.

3. Car and Dead are in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Other things that go in this category: Black, Cannellini, Butter.

The category for the yellow/straightforward New York Times Games Connections is Kinds of Beans.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Kinds of Beans.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Kidney, Mung, Navy, Pinto.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: To catch the attention of, to entice.

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

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

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Draw, Grab, Hook, Pull.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this relaxing video game: Gears while driving.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Automatic Gear Shifter Positions.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Automatic Gear Shifter Positions.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Drive, Low, Neutral, Reverse.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: All four of these words can be followed up by the same, four-letter word to make four common things.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Pool.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Pool.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Car, Dead, Liver, Whirl.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #498 for October 21, 2024

If you find this puzzle completely mind-boggling and just want to see the answer, open up the section below. Inside will be all the categories as well as the words that go inside each one.

Yellow - Kinds of Beans: Kidney, Mung, Navy, Pinto
Green - Attract: Draw, Grab, Hook, Pull
Blue - Automatic Gear Shifter Positions: Drive, Low, Neutral, Reverse
Purple - ____ Pool: Car, Dead, Liver, Whirl