Connectionsis designed to give players a short but challenging daily brain-teaser with a unique premise: you must figure out which of four mystery categories that sixteen words fit into. Make more than three mistakes, you will lose. The only hints you get are the words themselves, also.

However, the October 6 puzzle is even harder than how therules ofConnectionsmake it sound; there are some red herrings and weird categories in this one. This article is here to help you, however, with everything from spoilers to hints to the full answer to the puzzle.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #483 for Jul 19, 2025

TheConnectionspuzzle for October 6 contains the words:Shed, Cream, Retreat, About, Cottage, Login, Home, Scratch, Knead, Goat, Leave, String, Flee, Purr, Contact,andWithdraw.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Hint for thisfree browser gameare in the sections below. Open them up to see things like spoilers, general clues, category hints, and more.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

  1. None of these groups are themed around homesteading or living on a farm.

  2. Home and Contact go in the same category.

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  1. Cottage and String go in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thisbrowser-friendly puzzle game:Escape, Defect, Take Off.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisTurn Tail.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Flee, Leave, Retreat, Withdraw.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Other things that go into this category: Meow, Pounce, Claw.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisThings Cats Do.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Knead, Purr, Scratch, Shed.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Pieces of a website.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisPages on a Website.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:About, Contact, Home, Login.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in theNew York TimesConnections:All these can be followed up by the same food word to make four common things.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis____ Cheese.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Cottage, Cream, Goat, String.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #483 for July 24, 2025

If you just want to see the answer to thismind-boggling puzzle game, you’re able to find it below. Open up the expandable section to see all four categories and the words that go in each one.

Want to play? Check out theNew York Times Games Connectionswebsite available on almost any device with a browser.

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