For those seeking to maintain their winning streak in the New York Times Connections puzzle, daily assistance is available. This guide provides hints and the complete answer for the puzzle dated Wednesday, September 30.
Today's Connections Hints
This section offers clues to help players deduce the four categories and their corresponding words.
- Yellow Category Hint: Wall Street words.
- Green Category Hint: James Bond may have been onto something...
- Blue Category Hint: The silver screen's dark side.
- Purple Category Hint: The calendar keeps sneaking into the dictionary.
Additional hints are provided for those who need further assistance:
- Extra Hint 1: One group contains words that are embedded within others.
- Extra Hint 2: All groups except the purple category include at least one word with the letter 'B'.
Specific words, one from each category, can be revealed below:
- Yellow: Bond
- Green: Martini
- Blue: Casino
- Purple: Octopussy
Today's Connections Groups Revealed
The four distinct categories for today's puzzle are as follows:
- Yellow: Securities
- Green: Things That Are Shaken (Not Stirred)
- Blue: Gangster Movies
- Purple: Starting With Month Abbreviations
Today's Connections Answer
The complete solution for the September 30 Connections puzzle is provided here:
- Yellow: Securities (Bond, Future, Option, Stock)
- Green: Things That Are Shaken (Not Stirred) (Etch a Sketch, Martini, Spray Paint, Tambourine)
- Blue: Gangster Movies (Bugsy, Casino, Donnie Brasco, Scarface)
- Purple: Starting With Month Abbreviations (Decent, Novelty, Octopussy, Septum)
The puzzle masterfully employed a common trick by including a misleading James Bond theme across several categories, potentially ensnaring many players. A new Connections puzzle is released daily at midnight.