New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #497…

Connections is a word-sorting puzzle game that provides you with sixteen words that you need to sort into four categories. In order to win, you need to wrangle all the words into the right place before you run out of tries.

In the guide below, you can find all the help you need to complete this free-to-play PC game. There are category hints, general clues, spoilers, and a whole lot more. Check out all the expandable sections for all the hints you could ask for.

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By Mina Smith

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #497 for October 20, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Paddle, Sew, Row, Story, Oar, Fore, Column, Racket, Net, Butt, Feature, Ball, Clatter, Table, Ruckus, Article.

What is the Definition of Ruckus?

The two definitions of ruckus are "a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus," and "a heated controversy," according to Dictionary.com.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you want a hint or a whole bunch of hints for this minimalist puzzle game, you can find all sorts of help in the sections below. Open them up by pressing the Read More button beneath the header you want to see.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints in this innovative puzzle game:

1. None of these categories are about things you row a boat with.

2. None of the groups are about pieces of Excel spreadsheets or tables.

3. Butt and Fore go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Reading the news in the newspaper.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Bit of Newspaper Writing.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Bit of Newspaper Writing.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Article, Column, Feature, Story

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this relaxing puzzle game: A brouhaha, an uprising.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Nosy Disturbance.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Nosy Disturbance.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Clatter, Racket, Row, Ruckus

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Ping pong time!

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Table Tennis Needs.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Table Tennis Needs.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Ball, Net, Paddle, Table

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Homophones of a type of word.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Homophones of Coordinating Conjunctions.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Homophones of Coordinating Conjunctions.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Butt, Fore, Oar, Sew

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #497 for October 20, 2024

The full answer to this free mobile puzzle game is in the section below. Open it up to see the complete spoiler, including the categories and all the words that go inside each one.

Yellow - Bit of Newspaper Writing: Article, Column, Feature, Story
Green - Nosy Disturbance: Clatter, Racket, Row, Ruckus
Blue - Table Tennis Needs: Ball, Net, Paddle, Table
Purple - Homophones of Coordinating Conjunctions: Butt, Fore, Oar, Sew