NYT Connections October 3 2024 Answers
Puzzle #480
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SKI PANT PRUNE JUICE PUNCH POT MILK SMITE SOCK BLOUSE EARBUD WATER STICK SODA FERTILIZE BOOKEND
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BEVERAGES
Green — CARE FOR A PLANT
Blue — ITEM SOLD IN PAIRS
Purple — BUGS PLUS STARTING LETTER
BEVERAGESJUICE, MILK, PUNCH, SODA
CARE FOR A PLANTFERTILIZE, POT, PRUNE, WATER
ITEM SOLD IN PAIRSBOOKEND, EARBUD, SKI, SOCK
BUGS PLUS STARTING LETTERBLOUSE, PANT, SMITE, STICK
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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.