Today’s Connections puzzle is hard, so if you’re in need of some help, look no further. Newsweek has clues to assist you in beating today’s game.
Connections is The New York Times‘ second most popular word game behind Wordle and is played by users across the globe.
Previously, Wyna Liu—Connections developer and New York Times crossword editor—told Newsweek the response to the brainteaser has been “overwhelming.”
“It’s exciting that something I care very deeply about is resonating with people,” she said.
Keep scrolling for Newsweek‘s tips and answers to Connections #501.
How to Play Connections
Connections is an easy game to pick up thanks to it’s simple but fun rules. To begin, players are given a set of 16 words in a grid format. Players must then pull four groups of four words into categories based on a common connection.
The categories are color-coded based on difficulty and range from yellow to green to blue to purple. Purple is considered the trickiest one to get correct and yellow is considered the easiest.
When users are ready to send in a response, they’ll click on the words they would like and press “Submit.” If the words are correct, they will flash in the category color and will be removed from the board. If they are incorrect, however, they will remain gray in color and stay on the board.
For instance, in Wednesday’s puzzle for it’s 500-game milestone, the words “beret,” “goblin,” “salad” and “thumb” were associated with the category, “Green ___.” This was a green category.
Luckily, there’s no time limit to the game, so you’re free to spend an entire day thinking of your next submission if you’d like. That being said, players only get four guesses before the answers will be revealed.
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Connections #501 Clues for Thursday, October 24
Newsweek has several hints to help you with Thursday’s puzzle.
Yellow: What’s coming up
Green: Related to The New York Times
Blue: Crafts you can make with paper
Purple: Words in another language
Connections #501 Answers for Thursday, October 24
Yellow Category: LINEUP
Yellow Words: Bill, Program, Schedule, Slate
Green Category: NYT OFFERINGS
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: Adieu, 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.
Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back with Newsweek for more clues.
Looking for another challenge in the meantime? Try giving one of these other popular word games a go, like Wordscapes and Words With Friends.
