New York Times Connections Hints and Answers #463 September…

Connections is back with another difficult puzzle to sort out. To win, you will need to guess which words go into which mystery categories before you run out of tries, and your only starting hints are the words themselves.

Today's puzzle is pretty challenging; it's even harder than how the rules of Connections might make it sound. So if you are stuck, the article below is here for you. This contains everything from general clues to answer to the puzzle.

Featured images of First-Person Puzzle games Antichamber, Return of the Obra Dinn, and Superliminal

10 Best First-Person Puzzle Games

Players who enjoy solving puzzles with a first-person perspective will love these games.

Posts

By Chris Birsner

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #463 for September 16, 2024

NYT-New-York-Times-Games-Connections-September-16-2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Cactus, Bottle, Mushroom, Cheese, Supreme, Graduate, Hedgehog, Pineapple, Corn, Salary, Pap, Principal, Chief, Mace, Premier, and Mush.

What is the Definition of Mace?

Mace is a word in English that has several meanings. Here they are in an easy-to-read list.

A ceremonial stick or staff that is a symbol of a specific office or ranking, usually in a religion.
A club with a spiked end.
A chemical irritant that is used to incapacitate a person with non-lethal force.
To use mace on someone.
A spice similar to nutmeg.
Congresswoman Nancy Mace.
According to Dictionary.com, a mace can also be "a light stick with a flat head, formerly used at times instead of a cue."

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If this puzzle has boggled your mind, you can find help below. Look for the type of hint you want, then press the Read More button below the header to peek inside and see the clue.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this puzzle game:

1. None of the groups are themed around foods.

2. Mushroom and Mush do not go in the same category.

3. Mush and Cheese do go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this browser-based puzzle game: Head, Leading, Initial, Primary.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Foremost.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Foremost.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Chief, Premier, Principal, Supreme.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Be careful if you pick one up!

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Spiky Things.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Spiky Things.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cactus, Hedgehog, Mace, Pineapple.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: "This movie is so sappy and cringe!"

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Overly Sentimental Work.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Overly Sentimental Work.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cheese, Corn, Mush, Pap.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Other things you could put in this category: Pens, Team Rosters, Milk Jugs, Baseball Players.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things that are Capped.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things that are Capped.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bottle, Graduate, Mushroom, Salary.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #463 for September 16, 2024

The full answer for this free-to-play PC game is in the expandable section below. Open it up to see all four categories and which words belong in which one.

Yellow - Foremost: Chief, Premier, Principal, Supreme
Green - Spiky Things: Cactus, Hedgehog, Mace, Pineapple
Blue - Overly Sentimental Work: Cheese, Corn, Mush, Pap
Purple - Things that are Capped: Bottle, Graduate, Mushroom, Salary