New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #493…

Connections is back with another mind-bending puzzle. You will get several words, and you have to put them into groups without any clues or knowing what the categories might be. And you get very few mistakes you can make.

But today's puzzle is even more challenging than the rules of Connections make it sound; this puzzle has some difficult words and even more difficult groups. If you are stuck, you can find all sorts of helpful tips for this one in the sections below.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #493 for October 16, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Peace, Pebble, Later, Scissors, Round, Cheerio, Bye, Flake, Next, Bracket, Soon, Seed, Victory, Puff, Two, and Eventually.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

There are loads of hints hiding in each of the sections below. To uncover them, press the Read More button below them up; inside each will be a different clue or spoiler.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this puzzle game:

1. None of the categories are about ways to say goodbye.

2. Peace and Two are in the same group.

3. Puff and Flake go in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Some day, not yet, not now.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is At Some Future Point.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward New York Times Connections is At Some Future Point.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Eventually, Later, Next, Soon.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: In sports, sections of the playoffs.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Parts of a Tournament Setup.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Parts of a Tournament Setup.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bracket, Bye, Round, Seed.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Other things you could put in this category: Loop, Oat, Charm.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Bit of Breakfast Cereal.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Bit of Breakfast Cereal.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cheerio, Flake, Pebble, Puff.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this free browser game: A common hand gesture with several meanings.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is What the Outstretched Index and Middle Fingers Can Represent.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is What the Outstretched Index and Middle Fingers Can Represent.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Peace, Scissors, Two, Victory.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #493 for October 16, 2024

The full answer to this challenging puzzle game can be found below. Open up the expandable section to see all the categories, all the words in the puzzle, and a screenshot of a completed version as well.

Yellow - At Some Future Point: Eventually, Later, Next, Soon
Green - Parts of a Tournament Setup: Bracket, Bye, Round, Seed
Blue - Bit of Breakfast Cereal: Cheerio, Flake, Pebble, Puff
Purple - What the Outstretched Index and Middle Fingers Can Represent: Peace, Scissors, Two, Victory