NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Friday, October 18 (game #495)
By Marc McLaren,
6 hours ago
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #495) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
FLOP
CHARGE
PLASTIC
TURN
TIME
RIVER
CHANCE
CARD
MISS
PRIME
BUST
SHOT
RAINFOREST
CREDIT
DUD
KINDLE
NYT Connections today (game #495) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
Yellow: This is bad
Green: This could be great
Blue: No coins required
Purple: Is there an Echo here?
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #495) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: CLUNKER
GREEN: OPPORTUNITY
BLUE: NON-CASH WAY TO PAY
PURPLE: AMAZON ___
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #495) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #495, are…
YELLOW: CLUNKER BUST, DUD, FLOP, MISS
GREEN: OPPORTUNITY CHANCE, SHOT, TIME, TURN
BLUE: NON-CASH WAY TO PAY CARD, CHARGE, CREDIT, PLASTIC
PURPLE: AMAZON ___ KINDLE, PRIME, RAINFOREST, RIVER
My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect
I did it! Yes, I managed the 'Reverse rainbow' as the NYT refers to it, by which I solved the puzzles in order from hardest (purple) to easiest (yellow). What's more, it was a perfect reverse rainbow, without any mistakes.
What does this mean? Well, it means this was an easy Connections game, because trust me, I'm no genius. For instance, AMAZON ___, featuring KINDLE, PRIME, RAINFOREST and RIVER, was one of the easiest purples we've ever had, I think. Or maybe it's only easy for me, coming off the back of two days last week writing about Amazon Big Deal Days. Maybe, but the other three were all pretty straightforward too, and I solved this in about five minutes flat.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, 17 October, game #494)
YELLOW: GRASSY AREA GREEN, LAWN, PARK, YARD
GREEN: DEAL WITH ADDRESS, ANSWER, FIELD, HANDLE
BLUE: MOVIES WITH “S” REMOVED CAR, GOODFELLA, JAW, SWINGER
PURPLE: ___ LAW CRIMINAL, HARVARD, LEMON, NATURAL
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
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