HIGHLIGHTS
- Jay serves as a prefix, meaning it refers to the Blue Jay, a common large songbird in NYT Connections.
- Beret is a prefix to the word Green and refers to the official headdress worn by the British Commandos, a special forces unit active during World War II.
- “Yellow__”, “Green__”, “Blue__”, and “Purple__” are the four categories in today’s NYT Connections.
NYT Connections is a daily puzzle where players group 16 words into 4 sets of 4 words based on shared themes or connections.
Words like Haute, and Galileo proved challenging to put into groups in previous days of NYT Connections.
Meanwhile, Jay and Beret are some words that might confuse players in today’s (October 23) NYT Connections.
Answers For #500 NYT Connections
Today’s NYT Connections presents a unique twist: the creators have themed all four groups around prefixes named after their respective colors.
Analyzing all 16 words for October 23, NYT Connection, it wasn’t difficult to identify the first group of words.
The yellow group, typically the easiest in the puzzle, is called “Yellow__” and includes suffixes that match the title.
Words like Cab, Jacket, Journalism, and Pages are placed together in today’s NYT Connections.
Meaning Of “Beret” In NYT Connections
Similar to the first group, the second group is a suffix related to its color and is titled “Green__.“
In this case, Beret is a prefix to the word Green and refers to the official headdress worn by the British Commandos, a special forces unit active during World War II.
They pair it with other words like Goblin, Salad, and Thumb, which share the same theme to complete the green group.
Meaning of “Jay” In NYT Connections
The third group, titled “Blue__,” consists of words that are prefixes for “Blue.“
Similarly, Jay serves as a prefix, meaning it refers to the Blue Jay, a common large songbird in NYT Connections.
It forms the blue group with words like Jeans, Moon, and Whale, which are all prefixes for blue.
With only four words left, we can easily pair them together to complete the final group and finish the game.
The final group, purple, is typically the hardest among the four groups and poses the greatest challenge in the game.
We select Haze, Heart, Prose, and Rain together to form the final group of the game to complete today’s puzzle.
Here is the final list of words and themes, along with their difficulty levels, for today’s NYT Connections.
- Yellow__ (Yellow): Cab, Jacket, Journalism, Pages
- Green__ (Green): Beret, Goblin, Salad, Thumb
- Blue__ (Blue): Jay, Jeans, Moon, Whale
- Purple__ (Purple): Haze, Heart, Prose, Rain
