#507 The New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for October 30, 2024

Connections Today is a new collection of sixteen words to think about. If you've played this puzzle game a lot, you know how difficult it can be to get all the right words in the right places before running out of mistakes you can make.

Thankfully, this article is here to help you. In it, you can find everything you need to win, including general clues to the overall puzzle, category hints, and much more.

Words in NYT Connect Puzzle #507 for October 30, 2024

The Connections The puzzle for today contains the words: idea, boom, packing, dolly, skateboard, gaffer, best boy, duct, spike, electrical, stable, rise, rollerblade, crooner, and growth

Clues for the NYT Connect puzzle

If you want a single hint or a whole bunch of them, check out the expandable sections below. Each hides a different type of clue for this free mobile puzzle game Wordle.

Some general hints for the whole connection puzzle

1. Dolly and skateboard go in the same group.

2. Gaffer and electrical go in the same category.

3. Ideas and stables are in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections category signals

Here are some hints for a yellow/straight answer:
rise, increase.

Yellow connect square answer

Category for yellow/straight
Connections
is
rise up

Yellow connect square answer and all four words

Answer to yellow/straight
Connections
is
rise up

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Boom, Rise, Spike, Surge.

Green NYT Connections category signals

Here are some hints for green/medium difficulty answers in this New York Times game:
Other things you can put in this category: roller skates, cars, trucks.

Green connect square answer

Category for green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Things with wheels.

Green connect square answers and all four words

Answers of green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Things with wheels.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Dolly, rollerblade, skateboard, wagon.

Blue NYT Connections category signals

Here are some hints for blue/hard answers:
Use it to stick things together.

Blue connection square answer

Category for Blue/Hard
Connections
is
Type of tape.

Blue connect square answers and all four words

Answer to blue/difficult
Connections
is
Type of tape.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Duct, electrical, gaffer, packing.

Purple NYT Connections category signals

Here are some hints for purple/hard answers in this minimalist puzzle game:
Other things you can put in this category: Public, Mary.

Purple connect square answer

Category for purple/hard difficulty
Connections
is
Retail chain with a letter change.

Connect the purple square answer and all four words

Answers to purple/hard difficulty
Connections
is
Retail chain with a letter change.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Perfect Boy, Idea, Crooner, Stable.

Answers to Today's NYT Connections #507 for October 30, 2024

The complete answer to this puzzle game that can make you smarter is in the section below. Inside, you'll find all the categories and the words that go into them.

• Yellow – high
  : boom, rise, spike, surge
• Green – things with wheels
  : dolly, rollerblade, skateboard, wagon
• Blue – type of tape
  : Duct, Electrical, Gaffer, Packing
• Purple – A retail chain with a letter change
  : Perfect Boy, Idea, Crooner, Stable

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