New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #490…

Connections is a short, challenging, daily word puzzle game. If you are looking to solve this one, you need to make four groups of the sixteen words, figuring out which words are inside of which category with only the words themselves as a clue.

If you are stuck and running out of mistakes, and you already know how to play Connections, the article below will be the perfect helper for you. In this guide, you can find everything from little hints to big spoilers. Everything you need to get this puzzle done is here for you.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #490 for October 13, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Cargo, Boulder, Claw, Hammer, Anvil, Horn, California, Coyote, Egg, Stirrup, Drum, TNT, Capri, Hoof, Honor, and Nail.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you need some help with this New York Times Games puzzle game, look in the sections below. Each one has a little hint or spoiler inside of it, waiting for you to open it up with the Read More button below it.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories are about things you can break other things with.

2. California and Honor are in the same category.

3. None of the categories are about feet, but you are on the right track, sort of.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this mind-boggling puzzle game: Other things you could put in this section: Hair, Feathers, Wool.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Made of Keratin.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Made of Keratin.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Claw, Hoof, Horn, Nail.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Traps for the roadrunner.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Road Runner Cartoon Staples.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Road Runner Cartoon Staples.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Anvil, Boulder, TNT, Coyote.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this difficult puzzle game: Trousers, flood pants, and bell bottoms.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Kinds of Pants.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Kinds of Pants.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Capri, Cargo, Hammer, Stirrup.

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

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

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

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: California, Drum, Egg, Honor.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #490 for October 13, 2024

The full answer to this PC puzzle game is in the section below. If you choose to open it up, you'll see all the categories and the words that need to go in each one to win.

Yellow - Made of Keratin: Claw, Hoof, Horn, Nail
Green - Road Runner Cartoon Staples: Anvil, Boulder, TNT, Coyote
Blue - Kinds of Pants: Capri, Cargo, Hammer, Stirrup
Purple - ____ Roll: California, Drum, Egg, Honor