Getting a rapid victory in Connections can sometimes depend on your familiarity with various words or cultural references, and it can also sometimes depend on how complex the puzzle appears. Compared to other Connections, this one seems average, although it leans toward more complex. There are some words that have multiple meanings that work together, and one word that surprised us. With that in mind, we have the clues you need to make this an easier puzzle than it was before.
If you want something that will test your rapid recall abilities, then the daily NYT Spelling Bee puzzle is the one for you. You will have to work as hard as a bee to get a high score on this one, as you are forced to come up with as many words as possible that can be formed from the available letters. However, the caveat is that you can only use words with four or more letters and must use the center letter. This presents a hefty challenge, but one that’s more fun for it.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
OCTOBER 01 #477
As stated, this puzzle’s complexity is due to a number of things. There are quite a few words with multiple meanings that could be in a different category with one of their word friends. At least one big category could group four of these words or more, which is not in the puzzle at all. Due to that, we have four clues for you to help you determine the categories.
- One category is not about bathing.
- One category is about what state a body is in.
- One category is about one of the words used most in your physics class to describe states of being.
- One category is about different buttons on a popular appliance.
Even with those clues, you might still want to know that you are on the right path. To help you better understand if you are, here are all of the category names.
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FLUSTERED STATE |
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FITNESS |
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FAST-MOVING WATER |
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DISHWASHER CYCLES |
Today’s Connections Answers
OCTOBER 1 #477
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
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FLUSTERED STATE |
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LATHER |
STEW |
SWEAT |
TIZZY |
I was on the right path about what this category likely was, as I could tell that STEW and TIZZY likely meant to be in a state of panic or anxiety (or generally worked up). However, while I knew SWEAT should likely be here, I will be fully honest and say that I did not know that LATHER could mean the same thing. I have heard “blather” before, but I mainly know the word in connection with lathering soap. Due to that, I did not get this category until the end.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
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FITNESS |
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CONDITION |
FORM |
HEALTH |
SHAPE |
This one could be confusing, depending on where you are getting stuck. At first, I had CONDITION with LATHER and RINSE as in a category for sudsing up or washing off. However, seeing FORM, HEALTH, and SHAPE together, I surmised that some kind of “health-based” category was the most likely theme for them. Upon realizing that, I looked around and realized that the condition would have to go here too and that the category I thought was correct likely was not.
Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
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FAST-MOVING WATER |
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CASCADE |
CURRENT |
RAPID |
WAVE |
I solved this category first and was very happy about it. I love watching RAPIDs or seeing the CASCADE of waterfalls, so I immediately noticed those two words. Seeing WAVE and CURRENT as well, I selected them all without thinking about it. Luckily, that turned out to be a correct guess, and I greatly enjoyed thinking about it. I couldn’t let it distract me too much from the rest of the puzzle, but I did enjoy that the water-themed category was the blue one.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
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DISHWASHER CYCLES |
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NORMAL |
QUICK |
RINSE |
SANITIZE |
I once said I would sell my soul for a dishwasher when I was living in a small apartment without appliances. While dramatic, my desire for one should have probably clued me in faster to the fact that these were the cycles of a dishwasher. Now that I have one, however, it’s not always that easy, given that my dishwasher only has one button. Still, it does the job and hits all these points, most notably the SANITIZE cycle, and I don’t care if there’s a button for it or not.
Other Games Like Connections
Now that you have solved today’s Connections puzzle, you have time to go and try one of these other puzzles. Our suggestion is the Wordle game, which you will have to solve if you also want to play The Password Game today.