NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (#479)

Puzzle #479. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (puzzle #479) is: YELLOW — PUT ON THE LINE: BET, CHANCE, GAMBLE, RISK. GREEN — USE A KITCHEN KNIFE: CUBE, DICE, JULIENNE, SLICE. BLUE — ROBERT DE NIRO FILMS: CASINO, HEAT, JOKER, TAXI DRIVER. PURPLE — DISTINCTIVE NUMBER OF ARMS (OR LACK THEREOF): OCTOPUS, SHIVA, SLOT MACHINE, VENUS DE MILO.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

JOKER
DICE
CHANCE
CASINO
OCTOPUS
SLOT MACHINE
CUBE
GAMBLE
SLICE
BET
SHIVA
JULIENNE
HEAT
VENUS DE MILO
RISK
TAXI DRIVER

How hard is Connections #479?

Easy35/100
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Wednesday, October 2, 2024

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, October 2, 2024?

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (puzzle #479) is: YELLOW — PUT ON THE LINE: BET, CHANCE, GAMBLE, RISK. GREEN — USE A KITCHEN KNIFE: CUBE, DICE, JULIENNE, SLICE. BLUE — ROBERT DE NIRO FILMS: CASINO, HEAT, JOKER, TAXI DRIVER. PURPLE — DISTINCTIVE NUMBER OF ARMS (OR LACK THEREOF): OCTOPUS, SHIVA, SLOT MACHINE, VENUS DE MILO.

What is the purple group in Connections #479?

The purple (hardest) group is "DISTINCTIVE NUMBER OF ARMS (OR LACK THEREOF)": OCTOPUS, SHIVA, SLOT MACHINE, VENUS DE MILO.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "PUT ON THE LINE" — BET, CHANCE, GAMBLE, RISK. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 is NYT Connections puzzle #479. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.