NYT Connections October 5 2024 Answers
Puzzle #482
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
JACUZZI BIKINI HANGER X-RAY Q-TIP TOOTHBRUSH G-STRING CHAPSTICK T-BONE XEROX HIPSTER SKIRT DRILL FILET SINK THONG
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — STEAK CUTS
Green — KINDS OF UNDERWEAR
Blue — INVOLVED IN A DENTIST VISIT
Purple — BRANDS THAT HAVE BECOME GENERIC TERMS
STEAK CUTSFILET, HANGER, SKIRT, T-BONE
KINDS OF UNDERWEARBIKINI, G-STRING, HIPSTER, THONG
INVOLVED IN A DENTIST VISITDRILL, SINK, TOOTHBRUSH, X-RAY
BRANDS THAT HAVE BECOME GENERIC TERMSCHAPSTICK, JACUZZI, Q-TIP, XEROX
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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.