NYT Connections Today: Hints and Answers for October 8

connection the latest The New York Times Word games that have caught the attention of the masses. The game is to find the “common thread between the words”. And just like that Wordle, connection After midnight resets, and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've given you some hints and tips to get you through the obstacles.

If you want to say today's riddle, you can go to the end of this article for October 8 connection Solution But if you want to solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips and tricks to help you out.

What is the connection?

D nowIts latest daily word game has become a social media hit. D times Credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu for creating the new word game and bringing it to the publication's games section. connection Can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and requires players to group four words that have something in common.

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Each puzzle has 16 words and each word grouping is divided into four sections. These sets can contain anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Although several words may seem to fit together, there is only one correct answer. If a player gets four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Get it wrong and it counts as a mistake—players make four mistakes until the game is over.

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Players can rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. like words, You can share the results with your friends on social media.

Here's a hint for today's connection categories

Want a hit about the category not being called the category? Then try this:

Here is today's connection section

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

Looking for Wordle today? Here are the answers to today's Wordle.

Ready for the answer? This is your last chance to go back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

Today's solution connection #485 is…

What is the answer to today's connection?

• Halloween symbol: Bat, Pumpkin, Spider, Witch

• Prohibition: Ban, Block, Deny, Prohibit

• Found in sheet music: Accidental, note, rest, stuff

• Candy___: Apples, Bars, Cane, Maize

If you don't manage to guess it this time, don't despair. will be new connection You're off to stretch your brain tomorrow, and we'll be back to guide you with more helpful hints.

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