New York Times Connections Clues and Answers for #502 of October 25, 2024

Connections is back with another challenging puzzle. To win, you'll have to figure out which words fall into which of the mystery categories, and you don't have many mistakes you can make before you lose.

And today's puzzle is even more difficult than the rules Connections it may sound. It has a bunch of tricky words and the groups are tricky too. If you need help, you can find it in the article below.

Words in NYT Connections Puzzle #502 for October 25, 2024

The Connections today's puzzle contains the words: Official, dish, question mark, rave, dot, thumbs up, ball, dot, bad review, hop, exclamation mark, satyr, dot, camera movement, heart, and Name.

What is the definition of Tittle?

The title is a fraction of something, a dash, a trifle.

Hints for the NYT Connections puzzle

If you need help but aren't interested in the complete answer, you can find several different types of hints in the sections below for this puzzle. There are general hints, category help, spoilers and more.

A few general hints for the whole relationship puzzle

1. None of these categories deal with punctuation.

2. Bad Review and Satyr are in the same category.

3. Heart and thumbs up are in the same group.

Yellow tips by NYT Connections category

Here are some hints for the yellow/direct answer:
Just a speck.

Yellow compound category answer

Category for yellow/straight
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there is
“.”

The yellow answer is the Connections category and all four words

A response to the yellow/plain New York Times
Connections
there is
“.”

Four words for this group in the puzzle:
Dot, dot, dot, headline.

Tips for the Green NYT Connections category

Here are some tips for a green/medium answer:
Where to go down.

Green Connections category answer

Category for green/intermediate difficulty level
Connections
there is
Event with dancing.

Answer category Green Connections and all four words

The answer is green/medium difficulty
Connections
there is
Event with dancing.

Four words for this group in the puzzle:
Ball, parade, hop, rave.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/complex answer:
Characters that may appear on your phone during a text conversation.

Reply to Blue Connections category

Category for blue/heavies
Connections
there is
Tapback replies to an iPhone message.

Answer category Blue Connections and all four words

The answer is blue/hard
Connections
there is
Tapback replies to an iPhone message.

Four words for this group in the puzzle:
Exclamation marks, heart, question mark, thumbs up.

NYT Connections Category Tips in Purple

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this mobile puzzle game:
All of these different words can be summed up in one three-letter word.

The answer to the category of purple compounds

Purple/Sly difficulty category in
Connections
there is
— Mr.

The purple answer for the Connections category and all four words

The answer to the purple/cunning difficulty is y
Connections
there is
— Mr.

Four words for this group in the puzzle:
Bad review, camera movement, dishes, satire.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #502 for October 25, 2024

In the section below you can find the answer to this free browser puzzle game. If you open the advanced section below, you'll see all four categories and the words they fall under.

• Yellow – “.”
  : Dot, dot, dot, heading
• Green is an event with dancing
  : Ball, Formal, Hop, Rave
• Blue – iPhone message back replies
  : Exclamation mark, heart, question mark, thumbs up
• Purple – “Pan”
  : Bad review, camera movement, dishes, satire

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