New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #494…

Connections is back with yet another daily puzzle to ponder. If you have played any of these puzzles before, you know how challenging it can be to put the right words into the correct spaces before running out of tries.

If you are stuck on this impossible puzzle game today, there are a variety of helpful hints below. Inside this article are things like category clues, hints, spoilers, and more. No matter what you need to solve this one, you can find it here.

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By Mina Smith

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #494 for October 17, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Park, Car, Harvard, Yard, Address, Green, Jaw, Lemon, Natural, Criminal, Field, Swinger, Handle, Goodfella, Answer, Lawn.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

In each of the covered sections below, you can find a different kind of clue for this puzzle game. If you are stuck, check out all the hints and spoilers located here to help you out.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories are about things that are environmentally friendly.

2. Car and Jaw go in the same category.

3. Natural and Lemon go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Covered in grass.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Grassy Area.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Grassy Area.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Green, Lawn, Park, Yard.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this free-to-play puzzle game: To take care of.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Deal With.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Deal With.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Address, Answer, Field, Handle.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Other things that go in this category: Alien, Ghostbuster, Widow, Minion.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Movies with the "S" Removed.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Movies with the "S" Removed.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Car, Goodfella, Jaw, Swinger.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this internet browser-based game: All four of these words can be followed up with the same noun to get four common things.

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

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

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Criminal, Harvard, Lemon, Natural.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #494 for October 17, 2024

Searching for the full answer for the New York Times Games Connections? Check out the section below for all four of the categories, the words that go in them, and a screenshot of a completed puzzle.

Yellow - Grassy Area: Green, Lawn, Park, Yard
Green - Deal With: Address, Answer, Field, Handle
Blue - Movies with the "S" Removed: Car, Goodfella, Jaw, Swinger
Purple - ____ Law: Criminal, Harvard, Lemon, Natural