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If you are looking for The New York Times Connections hints today for October 23, you have come to the right place. Connections may seem simple on the surface and much easier than what the NYT did with Wordle, but players who have actually checked it out know that is just not the case.
Despite having all of the words available, arranging them in different categories can prove to be quite challenging.
For the uninitiated, Connections is an online word game by NYT that provides the player with 16 different words, which may not seem like they are connected to one another at first glance, but they have more in common than one might think.
The objective is to divide the words into groups of four, with each group focusing on a specific theme. In case you are having a hard time with today’s Connections puzzle, we have prepared some hints to help you out for Wednesday, October 23.
Of course, we have also revealed all of the answers for today’s Connections puzzle at the end, so if the hints are not helping either, you can simply just head down to the solutions and save yourself some headache to prepare for tomorrow’s challenge.
NYT Connections Words for Wednesday, October 23
These are the 16 words featured in Connections today:
New York Times Connections Hints Today for October 23
With one hint allocated for each word group, here are some hints that should help you out in solving today’s Connections puzzle:
Additional NYT Connections Hints for Today
If the tips above have not helped, these additional Connections hints should make today’s puzzle a whole lot easier:
NYT Connections Groups Today for October 23
Some Connections puzzles can be quite tough to solve, so if the hints above have not really made things clear, today’s word groups should help simplify them even further:
New York Times Connections Answers Today for October 23
If you have tried your best and still not succeeded, there is not any need to worry, as we have listed down the answers below to make today’s Connections puzzle a breeze to solve:
Today’s puzzle was special because while one might have been trying to figure out the various themes that can fit these seemingly random words in them, The New York Times came with a twist for its 500th challenge, naming the groups according to their colors this time around.
New York Times Connections Hints Today, Oct. 21, #498
However, once the player figures out just one category’s theme, the rest of them would have likely just fell into place, especially because of some clear links between words like Journalism and Pages or Jay and Whale.
Unfortunately, one has to be familiar with the United States Army if they want to figure out the context in which Beret and Heart were used in today’s puzzle, resulting in an interesting challenge to celebrate 500 days of Connections.
New York Times Connections Hints Today, Oct. 20, #497
But that is what makes Connections such a fun game to play, as every day brings a new challenge for dedicated players to complete, so if you were not able to solve today’s puzzle, there is always tomorrow.
And if that gives you trouble as well, rest assured that we will have yet another guide waiting for you. However, if you did achieve success with today’sConnectionspuzzle, many congratulations!
While waiting and preparing for tomorrow’s puzzle, you may also go on a quick trip down memory laneand check out yesterday’s challenge again.
Which words were the most confusing for you in today’s Connections puzzle? Were you able to figure out the twist that The New York Times threw at its player base for its 500th challenge? Let us know in the comments!
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Ever since Osama was gifted the glorious PS2 more than two decades back, video games have formed a major part of his life, ranging from spending hours playing through every single Dragon Ball game he could find to witnessing the gaming industry evolve into something extraordinary in modern times. Building his collection of PlayStation consoles throughout the years all the way up until PS5, he prefers single-player experiences like The Last of Us and Persona, while also letting off steam on a daily basis with casual EA Sports FC matches. But the current rise in online multiplayer shooters will never really appeal to his old-school self.
