NYT Connections October 14 2024 Answers
Puzzle #491
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PONY ROLL COMB BOOK ROOT TREE CLAP TABLE BUN SALAD DIG RUMBLE SIFT TWIST PEAL BRAID
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — RUMMAGE
Green — SOUNDS OF THUNDER
Blue — WAYS TO WEAR YOUR HAIR UP
Purple — THINGS THAT CAN HAVE LEAVES
RUMMAGECOMB, DIG, ROOT, SIFT
SOUNDS OF THUNDERCLAP, PEAL, ROLL, RUMBLE
WAYS TO WEAR YOUR HAIR UPBUN, BRAID, PONY, TWIST
THINGS THAT CAN HAVE LEAVESBOOK, SALAD, TABLE, TREE
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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.