New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #484…

Connections is a word-sorting puzzle game that gives you sixteen words to put into four mystery categories. This puzzle can get pretty difficult since the only hint you get are the words themselves, and you have very few mistakes you can make before you lose.

If the rules of how to play Connections make it sound hard, you will be stumped by today's puzzle. If you want help, this article is here to help you out with spoilers, clues, category hints, and even the answer to the puzzle if you want to see it.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #484 for October 7, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: King Kong, Whoop, Beep Beep, Yahoo, Ding-Dong, Har-Har, Koko, Hoot, Skrrt, Bubbles, Dodo, Purr, Yuk, Yo-Yo, Vroom, and George.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

This minimalist puzzle game can be quite challenging on your own. So if you need a hint, you can find a huge variety of clues in the sections below.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories are about words that are hyphenated, look the same, sound the same, or have similar letters.

2. Two of these categories are kinds of sounds.

3. Koko and Bubbles go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: "You big dummy!"

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Knucklehead.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Knucklehead.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Ding-Dong, Dodo, Yahoo, Yo-Yo.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this browser-based puzzle game: Honk honk! Brum bruuuum. EEEEE!

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Car Onomatopoeia.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Car Onomatopoeia.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Beep Beep, Purr, Skrrt, Vroom.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: LOL

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Sounds of Laughter.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Sounds of Laughter.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Har-Har, Hoot, Whoop, Yuk.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this mind-boggling puzzle game: Other things you could put in this category: Donkey Kong, Harambe, King Louie.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Famous Primates.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Famous Primates.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bubbles, George, King Kong, Koko.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #484 for October 7, 2024

For anyone stuck on this challenging puzzle game and looking for the full spoiler, you can find it below. Open up the expandable section below with the Read More button to see all the categories and which words go where.

Yellow - Knucklehead: Ding-Dong, Dodo, Yahoo, Yo-Yo
Green - Car Onomatopoeia: Beep Beep, Purr, Skrrt, Vroom
Blue - Sounds of Laughter: Har-Har, Hoot, Whoop, Yuk
Purple - Famous Primates: Bubbles, George, King Kong, Koko