NYT Connections October 15 2024 Answers
Puzzle #492
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DRIVE PENNYWISE SAFETY NICKELODEON QUARTERBACK HISTORY DIMENSIONAL HOMEY DEFENSE GUARD JOKER DISCOVERY OXYGEN DEMOCRAT CENTER RONALD
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FOOTBALL POSITIONS
Green — CABLE CHANNELS
Blue — FICTIONAL CLOWNS
Purple — WHAT “D” MIGHT STAND FOR
FOOTBALL POSITIONSCENTER, GUARD, QUARTERBACK, SAFETY
CABLE CHANNELSDISCOVERY, HISTORY, NICKELODEON, OXYGEN
FICTIONAL CLOWNSHOMEY, JOKER, PENNYWISE, RONALD
WHAT “D” MIGHT STAND FORDEFENSE, DEMOCRAT, DIMENSIONAL, DRIVE
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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.