Today's NYT Connections hints and answers (October 17, 2024): All puzzle answers

Modified Oct 17, 2024 01:43 IST

Today's NYT Connections hints and answers can help you with the popular word puzzle that's published daily on the official website of The New York Times. The categories in today's puzzle are related to a common plant, popular movies, and more. That said, it is difficult to figure out the answers, as the publisher does not reveal the names of the categories until you find the words that sit in them.

This article provides a few hints that can take you towards the categories. It also has answers for those who might struggle to solve these hints.

Today's NYT Connections hints (October 17, 2024)

The NYT Connections for today include a category that talks about a plant, while another category speaks of famous movies. The table below provides some hints.

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All NYT Connections' words for today (Image via The New York Times)

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Categories	Hints
Yellow category	People who play or have ever played in the playground know these types of plants.
Green category	There are a few things that you have to address.
Blue category	These are all popular movies, minus a letter.
Purple category	The word that comes after these words helps to keep the anti-socials in check.

Today's NYT Connections answers (October 17, 2024)

Below are the solutions to the NYT Connections puzzle for October 17, 2024.

Categories	Answers
Yellow category	The category is called Grassy Area. The words are Green, Park, Lawn, and Yard.
Green category	These words mean Deal With. The words are Address, Field, Answer, and Handle.
Blue category	These are Movies with "S" removed. The words are Car, Jaw, Goodfella, and Swinger.
Purple category	___Law comes after these words. The words are Criminal, Lemon, Natural, and Harvard.

All NYT Connections answers for today (Image via The New York Times)

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