This is the NYT Connections puzzle for Saturday, September 14, 2024, game #461. Start with the spoiler-free clues below; the four answer groups follow afterward.
How Connections works
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four that share a common theme. The colors run from Yellow, the easiest category, through Green and Blue to Purple, the trickiest. Each puzzle has one solution, though some words may seem to fit more than one category. The NYT Help Center explains the rules and color order.
Hints for game #461
These clues move from a broad nudge to the final category idea. Stop here if you want to solve the board yourself.
- Read the label: think about details you might find on a wine bottle.
- Touch this: look for different kinds of console inputs.
- They go before: consider word beginnings that can attach to other words.
- Blank [royal title]: find four phrases that end with the same word.
Answers for September 14, 2024
Spoilers below. The 16 words on the board were LION, SWITCH, RETRO, BURGER, VINTAGE, SUB, PROM, SLIDER, SUPER, GRAPE, BUTTON, CALIFORNIA, REGION, KNOB, PRO, and WINERY.
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Yellow — WINE BOTTLE INFO
GRAPE, REGION, VINTAGE, WINERY
Green — CONSOLE INPUTS
BUTTON, KNOB, SLIDER, SWITCH
Blue — PREFIXES
PRO, RETRO, SUB, SUPER
Purple — ___ KING
BURGER, CALIFORNIA, LION, PROM
The Purple answers make Burger King, California king, Lion King, and prom king. The connection is that each word precedes “king,” rather than describing four kinds of royalty.
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The NYT Help Center says the daily Connections puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. It lists the game as free to play on the NYT Games app and website. Full archive access is described separately as a feature for All Access and Games subscribers; access to this specific historical puzzle may depend on current availability. See the NYT Help Center’s Connections page.
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