If you do not want to take a chance in today’s Connections puzzle, you may want to pause and look at these clues before you submit any guesses. Even without spoilers, a couple of clues can go a long way to helping you figure out what the categories are and what words might go in them. Solving Connections is always a delicate process, and there are many ways to go about it that will help you get a positive outcome.
If you want to get a bigger challenge out of your puzzling time, you can always check out the NYT Letter Boxed puzzle. There are multiple avenues to solving these puzzles, but the trick is finding five words you can string together by connecting the letters across the box grid. Once you do, you will get a score, and you can compete against yourself and your friends for the following days. It’s an addictive game because you always feel like you are just one step away from solving it.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
OCTOBER 2 #478
Sometimes, all it takes is one rogue word to make players feel less at ease, especially with Connections. Putting together the full picture of the puzzle can be quite hard, especially if there is one word you are not familiar with. In fact, there were several words I was not familiar with in this puzzle, which made it more difficult than it should have been. Here are the clues for today’s puzzle:
- One category is about playing the game
- One category is about how to use a specific utensil
- One category is about a common actor
- One category is about limbs
If you want to pull out all the stops, you will want to look at the other hints we have for you. Check out the below to ensure you are moving in the right direction.
 | PUT ON THE LINE |
 | USE A KITCHEN KNIFE |
 | ROBERT DE NRIO FILMS |
 | DISTINCTIVE NUMBER OF ARMS (OR LACK THEREOF) |
Today’s Connections Answers
OCTOBER 2 #478
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
PUT ON THE LINE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
BET | CHANCE | GAMBLE | RISK |
This one could be easy or hard, depending on how you approach the question. If you focus too much on the CHANCE aspect, you will likely mention the RISK and how it is a GAMBLE to follow through on it. BET is a little more generic, but it gets the point across. CUBE and DICE are icons of these types of distractions sometimes. But is is an excellent way to get yourself out of the house, if nothing more.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
USE A KITCHEN KNIFE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
CUBE | DICE | JULIENNE | SLICE |
This wasn’t easy, partially due to chance words in the previous category. JULIENNE stands out as a particularly odd word, and I decided to use it as a starting point for other types of words like her. One of them ended up being Julienne, which, as it turns out, is a way to cut up pieces of meat and not anything more sinister. This is a relief to someone whose mother would watch Dateline 24/7 all the time. And, in fact, all of these words have to do with how you use a knife in the kitchen.
Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
ROBERT DE NIRO FILMS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
CASINO | HEAT | JOKER | TAXI DRIVER |
This category was a little harder to come up with, at least as a final answer. I know JOKER, HEAT, and TAXI DRIVER were all potential films, but I had to look to see if that was true. I have heard of most of them in passing, as opposed to knowing them very well. However, looking at the movies, I realized that while they didn’t share a common year or origin story, they all shared an actor, Robert De Niro.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
DISTINCTIVE NUMBER OF ARMS (OR LACK THEREOF) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
OCTOPUS | SHIVA | SLOT MACHINE | VENUS DE MILO |
The answers for this one kind of sound like a bar joke – four people walk into a bar, an armless statue, a god, a machine in a casino, and an animal in the ocean. I wasn’t sure what they all had to do with each other, particularly the SLOT MACHINE, but I remember even asking myself if it had to do with arms when I saw “Octopus” in the puzzle. That can certainly make things challenging if you have no idea what the stories were. Maybe one day, Venus can get her arms back.
Other Games Like Connections
If you want to check out something else, we suggest The Password Game, which changes and evolves with every passing day. This is partially due to some automation in most homes, and every AI is fallible. This makes it essential to double—and triple-check your answer before submitting.
Game Name | How To Play | Is It Free To Play? |
|---|---|---|
Wordle (NYT) | Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues. Every Wordle answer can be found in our daily updated list. | Yes |
Name a country based only on its silhouette and a few geographical hints. | Yes | |
Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find some helpful tips in our Password Game guide. | Yes | |
Try to solve a game of Wordle without any help. With each guess, the game reveals as little information as possible, even changing the word if need be. | Yes |
