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NYT Connections puzzle #480 is the Thursday, October 3, 2024 game. Read the spoiler-free hints first, then open the answer key below when you’re ready to see the four groups.
Hints for Connections #480
These clues move from broad themes to the category labels. Stop here if you want to solve the board without seeing the answers.
- Yellow: Drinks.
- Green: Tasks that help a plant grow.
- Blue: Things commonly sold as a pair.
- Purple: Common pests with an extra letter at the start.
The 16 words on the board
SKI · PANT · PRUNE · JUICE · PUNCH · POT · MILK · SMITE · SOCK · BLOUSE · EARBUD · WATER · STICK · SODA · FERTILIZE · BOOKEND
Spoiler warning: full answers below
The category names and all four word groups follow. Stop here if you do not want the solution revealed.
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Yellow — Beverages
JUICE, MILK, PUNCH, SODA
Green — Care for a plant
FERTILIZE, POT, PRUNE, WATER
Blue — Items sold in pairs
BOOKEND, EARBUD, SKI, SOCK
Purple — Bugs plus a starting letter
Each word becomes the name of a common pest when its first letter is removed: BLOUSE → LOUSE, PANT → ANT, SMITE → MITE, and STICK → TICK.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How NYT Connections works
Connections presents 16 words. The goal is to sort them into four groups of four that share a connection. The groups use four colors: Yellow is generally the easiest, followed by Green and Blue, while Purple is the trickiest. Words can seem to fit more than one category, but each puzzle has one intended solution. See the NYT Help Center’s Connections guide for the official rules.
The daily game is free to play across platforms and releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. The full puzzle archive is available to All Access and Games subscribers, according to the NYT Help Center.
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