NYT ‘Connections’ October 23: Clues and Answers for Game #500

A new day means a new Connections puzzle, and Wednesday’s game has a particular theme for its 500 milestone.

The brainteaser was released by The New York Times in June 2023 and has gone on to become the publication’s second most popular game. Wordle, another word puzzle which was created by engineer Josh Wardle, currently holds that top spot.

In June, Connections developer and New York Times crossword editor Wyna Liu, told Newsweek that it “takes a long time” to come up with the daily puzzle, noting she tries “different angles” before landing on the final product.

“Each board has to be made from scratch,” she said.

In need of some help with today’s game? Keep scrolling for Newsweek‘s clues. Warning: The answers to Connections #500 will be revealed at the end of this article.

How to Play ‘Connections’

Connections is easy to get the hang of, so don’t sweat it if this is your first go. To get started, players are given a table of 16 words and must break these words up into four groups of four based on common characteristics.

Each group of four words will fit into a particular category ranging from yellow to green to blue to purple—with yellow being the easiest and purple being the most difficult.

For example, in Tuesday’s game, the words “Bingo,” “Marco Polo,” “Tag” and “Uno” were associated with the category, “Games where you say the game’s name.” This was a purple category.

While there is no time limit to the game, users only get four guesses before the answers are revealed.

If you’re in need of some help, try clicking the “Shuffle” button. Doing so may just give your brain the reset it needs to win the game.

Connections #500 Clues for Wednesday, October 23

Newsweek has several clues to help you with Wednesday’s puzzle. Today, the categories all share a similar theme.

Yellow: Words that follow “Yellow”

Green: Words that follow “Green”

Blue: Words that follow “Blue”

Purple: Words that follow “Purple”

Connections #500 Answers for Wednesday, October 23

Yellow Category: YELLOW ___

Yellow Words: Cab, Jacket, Journalism, Pages

Green Category: GREEN ___

Green Words: Beret, Goblin, Salad, Thumb

Blue Category: BLUE ___

Blue Words: Jay, Jeans, Moon, Whale

Purple Category: PURPLE ___

Purple Words: Haze, Heart, Prose, Rain

Well done if you got Connections‘ 500th game correct, but don’t worry if you didn’t. You’ll get another chance on Thursday when a new game will be available for you to try.

Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back with Newsweek for more clues.

Want a challenge in the meantime? Try one of these other popular word games.