New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #495…

Connections is back with another seemingly random collection of sixteen words, and each one needs to go into one of four mystery categories. Since you only have a couple of tries to get this one right before you lose, you might be looking for a hint or two to get through this puzzle game.

If you are stuck, the guide below is here to help you out with this mobile-friendly puzzle game. Here, you can find everything from general clues to the four categories, category-specific hints and spoilers, and a whole lot more.

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By Mina Smith

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #495 for October 18, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Flop, Charge, Plastic, Turn, Time, River, Chance, Card, Miss, Prime, Bust, Shot, Rainforest, Credit, Dud, and Kindle.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

In order to win this browser-based puzzle game, you might be looking for a little hint or spoiler. There are loads of sections below, each with its own unique type of helpful clue to get you closer to the answer.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this puzzle game:

1. None of these categories are specifically about Amazon products, but you are on the correct path.

2. Charge and Plastic go in the same category.

3. River and Prime go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Fiasco, debacle.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Clunker.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Clunker.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bust, Dud, Flop, Miss.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: It's my time to shine!

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Opportunity.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections category is Opportunity.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Chance, Shot, Time, Turn.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Cash or ____?

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Non-Cash Way to Pay.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Non-Cash Way to Pay.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Card, Charge, Credit, Plastic.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Each of these words can follow up the same proper noun to make four well-known things.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Amazon _____.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Amazon _____.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Kindle, Prime, Rainforest, River.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #495 for October 18, 2024

The full answer to this free-to-play mobile game similar to Wordle is in the section below. Open up this section with the Read More button and see all the categories and the words inside each one.

Yellow - Clunker: Bust, Dud, Flop, Miss
Green - Opportunity: Chance, Shot, Time, Turn
Blue - Non-Cash Way to Pay: Card, Charge, Credit, Plastic
Purple - Amazon _____: Kindle, Prime, Rainforest, River