Connections #493 Answers – October 16, 2024
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #493 on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BRACKETBYECHEERIOEVENTUALLYFLAKELATERNEXTPEACEPEBBLEPUFFROUNDSCISSORSSEEDSOONTWOVICTORY
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
EVENTUALLY belongs to this group.
Green
BRACKET belongs to this group.
Blue
CHEERIO belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
PEACE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
AT SOME FUTURE POINT
Green category
PARTS OF A TOURNAMENT SETUP
Blue category
BIT OF BREAKFAST CEREAL
Purple (hardest) category
WHAT THE OUTSTRETCHED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS CAN REPRESENT
Connections #493 answers
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AT SOME FUTURE POINTEVENTUALLY, LATER, NEXT, SOON
PARTS OF A TOURNAMENT SETUPBRACKET, BYE, ROUND, SEED
BIT OF BREAKFAST CEREALCHEERIO, FLAKE, PEBBLE, PUFF
WHAT THE OUTSTRETCHED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS CAN REPRESENTPEACE, SCISSORS, TWO, VICTORY
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What are the Connections answers for October 16, 2024?
AT SOME FUTURE POINT: EVENTUALLY, LATER, NEXT, SOON. PARTS OF A TOURNAMENT SETUP: BRACKET, BYE, ROUND, SEED. BIT OF BREAKFAST CEREAL: CHEERIO, FLAKE, PEBBLE, PUFF. WHAT THE OUTSTRETCHED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS CAN REPRESENT: PEACE, SCISSORS, TWO, VICTORY.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.