NYT Connections October 2 2024 Answers
Puzzle #479
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
JOKER DICE CHANCE CASINO OCTOPUS SLOT MACHINE CUBE GAMBLE SLICE BET SHIVA JULIENNE HEAT VENUS DE MILO RISK TAXI DRIVER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PUT ON THE LINE
Green — USE A KITCHEN KNIFE
Blue — ROBERT DE NIRO FILMS
Purple — DISTINCTIVE NUMBER OF ARMS (OR LACK THEREOF)
PUT ON THE LINEBET, CHANCE, GAMBLE, RISK
USE A KITCHEN KNIFECUBE, DICE, JULIENNE, SLICE
ROBERT DE NIRO FILMSCASINO, HEAT, JOKER, TAXI DRIVER
DISTINCTIVE NUMBER OF ARMS (OR LACK THEREOF)OCTOPUS, SHIVA, SLOT MACHINE, VENUS DE MILO
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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.