How to Complete Today's Connections and Solve key Challenges

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It’s a new day, and that means a fresh puzzle challenge in the New York Times’ Connections game. If you’re trying to keep your winning streak and just need help with that stubborn last category, we’ve got you covered with helpful hints.

Here’s everything you might need—from broad clues to the final answers. Whether you want a nudge in the right direction or need to finalize that perfect score, you’re in the right place.

Category Hints

We’ll start with the easiest group and go to the hardest, as the game suggests—Yellow, Green, Blue, then Purple.

Note: If you’re here by mistake and want the answers for October 17, click here.

Yellow Category

Clue: Describes smooth, quick, and agile movement.

Green Category

Clue: Contains the names of games, with the game objects removed from their titles.

Blue Category

Clue: Consists of famous last names, often associated with well-known movies.

Purple Category

Clue: Words that sound like they relate to a transaction or exchange.

Today’s Answers

Here are the solutions for today’s puzzle:

Yellow Category: Breeze, Coast, Float, Skate
Green Category: Words Before “Ball” in Sports: Dodge, Hand, Pickle, Racquet
Blue Category: Well-known actors: Cage, Cruise, Ford, Bacon
Purple Category: Homophones of synonyms for “Vend”: Cell, Hock, Pedal, Trayed