NYT “Connections”, November 1: hints and answers for game No. 509

Connections was first launched in June 2023 and the word game soon became a big hit.

The daily puzzle game became so popular that it quickly rose to second place as the most popular game in the world. New York Times Games app and website after another hit, Wardle.

Keep scrolling to see today’s tips Connections game, but be careful: the answers to riddle #509 will be shown at the bottom of the page. So if you prefer to avoid spoilers, we advise you to browse with caution.

How to play Connections

Players have to find a common theme in a table of 16 words. There are four words in each of the four topics, but some words may belong to more than one group. For example, previous Connections In the puzzle, the words “serve,” “host,” “plan,” and “throw” were included in the “Help throw a party” category.

Each theme is divided into a color: yellow, blue, green and purple, each representing a different level of difficulty, starting with the easiest one, yellow. Players get four chances to make a mistake before losing the game. The puzzles are not always simple and use, among other things, a range of possible associations, from homophones and puns.

After selecting four words, click the “Submit” button. If your choice is correct, they will appear in the category color and disappear from the grid. However, if they are incorrect, they will remain gray and remain on the board.

If you get stuck, try clicking the Shuffle button to move the words to a different location in the grid. This could give you the upgrade you’ve been looking for.

The answers to Friday’s puzzle are located towards the end of the article, so skim carefully if you want to solve them yourself.

“Connections” No. 509 Tips for Friday, November 1st.

Newsweek There are a few tips to help you make sense of today. Connections categories.

Yellow: We move at a glacial pace.

Green: How to drink beer at a bar.

Blue: Various shapes of cheese chips.

Violet: Each of these words can be preceded by the word “effect”.

“Connections” No. 509 Answers for Friday, November 1

Yellow category: PROGRESS SLOW

Yellow words: Crawl, Crawl, Drag, Inches

Green category: HOW TO DRINK BEER

Green words: Bottle, Can, Project, Click

Blue Category: CHEESE CORN SNACKS

Blue words: Puff, ball, curl, doodle

Purple Category: ___ EFFECT

Purple words: Halo, Butterfly, Placebo, Domino

Did you guess the answers correctly? If yes, congratulations. If not, then tomorrow there will be another opportunity to solve the riddle.

Connections goes out at midnight in your local time zone. Newsweek will be back with another set of hints and tips for each new game.

In the meantime, you can try your hand at another popular New York Times game, WardleFor what Newsweek also provides daily tips.