Today's NYT “Connections” tips and answers for Wednesday, October 16th

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ForbesToday's NYT “Connections” tips and answers for Tuesday, October 15thFrom Kris Holt

It's Wednesday and you know what that means: it's time for another round Connections!

Today NYT Connections Hints and answers are coming soon.

How to play connections

Connections is a free, popular one New York Times daily pun. You will receive a new puzzle every day at midnight. You can play on that NYT Website or gaming app.

You will be presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to divide them into four groups of four by figuring out the connections between them. The groups can be items you can click on, names of research participants, or words preceded by a body part.

Each puzzle has only one solution and you need to be careful when it comes to words that could fit into more than one category. You can mix up the words to perhaps better see the connections between them.

Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to understand, blue and green are in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult. The purple group often contains puns.

Select four words that you think go together and click Send. If you guess and are wrong, you lose a life. When you're close to finding the right group, you may see a message saying you're one word away from the right group, but you still need to figure out which word to swap.

If you make four mistakes, the game is over. Let's make sure that this doesn't happen with the help of some tips, and if you really find it difficult, even with today's ones Connections Answer. Like with Wordle and other similar games, it's easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats.

What are today's connection notes?

Scroll slowly! Right after the clues for each of today's Connections Groups, I will reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you what words appear in them.

Today's 16 words are…

• PEACE
• PEBBLE
• LATER
• SCISSORS
• ROUND
• CHEERIO
• BYE
• FLAKE
• NEXT
• BRACKET
• SOON
• SEEDS
• VICTORY
• PUFF
• TWO
• ULTIMATELY

And the clues for today's groups are:

• Yellow group – not now, but…
• Green group – common playoff terms
• Blue group – spotted at breakfast
• Purple group – in the UK this could be seen as a rude gesture

What are today's sorority groups?

Do you need additional help?

Be warned: We're starting to get into this Spoiler territory.

Today's groups are…

• Yellow group – sometime in the future
• Green group – parts of a tournament structure
• Blue group – some breakfast cereal
• Purple group – what the extended index and middle fingers can represent

What are today's connection solutions?

Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today Connections Answer.

This is your final warning!

Today Connections Answers are…

• Yellow Group – Sometime in the Future (Someday, Later, Next, Soon)
• Green group – parts of a tournament structure (BRACKET, BYE, ROUND, SEED)
• Blue group – some breakfast cereal (CHEERIO, FLAKE, PEBBLE, PUFF)
• Purple group – what the extended index and middle fingers can represent (PEACE, SCISSORS, TWO, VICTORY)

My 10-game winning streak is over. This is what happened to me:

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Tough game today! The red herring of PEACE, LATER, CHEERIO and BYE immediately caught me in its devilish grip. I already had an idea about the yellows, so I was able to put this group together, followed by the greens.

However, from then on I had problems. I chose PUFF, CHEERIO, PEBBLE and SCISSORS (as in words with double letters) to keep me away from a group. I probably should have figured out the purple group, but unfortunately it was two stitches in the dark later and the game was over.

That's all for today Connections Hints and answers. Be sure to check out my blog for tips and the walkthrough for Thursday's game if you need them.

PS: I'm switching things up today and recommend a horror game instead of a movie or song. It's been several years since I played Insidebut it gets stuck in my brain. It's incredibly atmospheric and probably more creepy than creepy. The ending is truly unforgettable. You can try it out on PC, modern consoles, and iPhone for just a few bucks: