NYT “Connections” October 24: Hints and Answers for Game #501

Today Connections The puzzle is difficult. So if you need help, look no further. Newsweek has hints to help you win today's game.

Connections Is The New York Times' second most popular pun behind Wordle and is played by users all over the world.

Previously, Wyna Liu—Connections developers and New York Times Crossword puzzle editor – told Newsweek The response to the brain teaser was “overwhelming”.

“It’s exciting that something that’s very close to my heart is resonating with people,” she said.

Keep scrolling NewsweekTips and answers on Connections #501.

How to play Connections

Connections is an easy game to learn thanks to its simple but fun rules. To start, players are given a set of 16 words in a grid format. Players must then divide four groups of four words into categories based on a common connection.

The categories are color coded depending on difficulty level and range from yellow to green to blue to purple. Purple is considered the most difficult color to match and yellow is the easiest.

When users are ready to submit a response, they click on the words they want and click Send. If the words are correct, they flash the category color and are removed from the board. However, if they are incorrect, they remain gray and remain on the board.

For example, in Wednesday's puzzle for the 500-game milestone, the words “beret,” “leprechaun,” “lettuce,” and “thumb” were linked to the category “Green ___.” This was a green category.

Luckily, the game has no time limit, so if you want you can spend an entire day thinking about your next submission. However, players only have four guesses before the answers are revealed.

Connections #501 Clues for Thursday, October 24th

Newsweek has several tips to help you with Thursday's puzzle.

Yellow: What's coming

Green: Related to The New York Times

Blue: Crafts you can make with paper

Purple: Words in another language

Connections #501 Replies for Thursday October 24th

Yellow Category: LINEUP

Yellow words: Bill, program, schedule, slate

Green Category: NYT OFFERS

Green words: Audio, cooking, games, news

Blue Category: THINGS MADE BY FOLDING PAPER

Blue words: Airplane, crane, fan, fortune teller

Purple Category: FRENCH WORDS

Purple words: Goodbye, Belle, Pain, Temps

Great job if you answered correctly, but don't be too hard on yourself if you didn't. You'll get another chance on Friday, when a new puzzle will be available for you to try out.

Connections will be published at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back Newsweek for further information.

In the meantime, are you looking for another challenge? Try trying one of these other popular word games, such as: Wordscapes And Words with friends.