NYT Connections October 13 2024 Answers
Puzzle #490
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CARGO BOULDER CLAW HAMMER ANVIL HORN CALIFORNIA COYOTE EGG STIRRUP DRUM TNT CAPRI HOOF HONOR NAIL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — MADE OF KERATIN
Green — ROAD RUNNER CARTOON STAPLES
Blue — KINDS OF PANTS
Purple — ___ ROLL
MADE OF KERATINCLAW, HOOF, HORN, NAIL
ROAD RUNNER CARTOON STAPLESANVIL, BOULDER, COYOTE, TNT
KINDS OF PANTSCAPRI, CARGO, HAMMER, STIRRUP
___ ROLLCALIFORNIA, DRUM, EGG, HONOR
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.