Issue #116 Thu 5 Oct
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — October 5, 2023
A grid requiring a steady hand to separate the literal from the phonetic. Today's puzzle offers a standard distribution of categories, rewarding those who look past the obvious surface-level associations.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
A corporate org chart left on a desk, showing how the local office connects to the larger parent company.
Organizational structures
Synonyms for parts of a whole
Members are 3–7 letters; first letters A, B, C, W.
DIVISION
One is ARM.
ARM · BRANCH · CHAPTER · WING
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Green group hints
The dusty scale in a feed store or the old weights sitting on a farmhouse mantle.
Traditional measurements
Standardized weight and volume units
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters B, P, S, T.
IMPERIAL UNITS
One is BUSHEL.
BUSHEL · PECK · STONE · TON
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Blue group hints
Buying a ticket at the window and hoping the home team keeps the score close until the ninth.
Professional sports
Truncated proper nouns
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters A, C, M, R.
M.L.B. TEAM MEMBER
One is ANGEL.
ANGEL · CUB · MET · RED
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Violet group hints
A picnic interrupted by an uninvited guest, or the sound of a name that makes you turn your head.
Linguistic play
Homophones for small creatures
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters A, B, F, N.
INSECT HOMOPHONES
One is AUNT.
AUNT · BEATLE · FLEE · NAT
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Complete Connections answer
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DIVISIONARM · BRANCH · CHAPTER · WING
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IMPERIAL UNITSBUSHEL · PECK · STONE · TON
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M.L.B. TEAM MEMBERANGEL · CUB · MET · RED
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INSECT HOMOPHONESAUNT · BEATLE · FLEE · NAT
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How hard is NYT Connections on October 5, 2023?
NYT Connections on October 5, 2023 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on October 5, 2023?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #116?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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