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The theme and mood of today’sConnectionspuzzle is very spooky and moody, which goes well with the month of Halloween. There aremanyspooky-themed words andsome normal ones, which you will have to separate and decide which goes where in today’s puzzle. However, you will not be alone in this endeavor, as we have plenty of tips and tricks for you to navigate the pitfalls of this puzzle.
If you likeConnections, you should try out thedailyVertexpuzzle, which is all aboutliteral connections as opposed to metaphorical ones. In this puzzle, you will be drawing lines between dots based on the number of points each dot can have. There are other clues in the puzzle to help you figure out where the lines go, as it is a very visual puzzle, andwhat you may see can often clue you into what’s going on.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
OCTOBER 08 #484
In the month of tricks, the puzzles are using tricks of their own to attempt to keep you from solving them. This can be frustratingwhen you don’t know how to separate the tricks from the real solution. However, with our help, you can figure out how to separate the words without too much headache, starting with these four clues:
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If those clues are not enough to help you avoid the tricks, you can still solve the puzzle. Often, when hints are not sufficient to see through the traps,the category names are.
CANDY ___
SPIDER
WITCH
This category was not the first one I guessed, mainly because the last category also had a lot of fall or spooky-themed words that I had to sort out first. To do so, Ilooked at all the possible fall words and tried to think of what they could mean instead. I realized CORN and APPLE could share a common word, and I managed to separate those words out from the others. Luckily, my initial instinct was correct for the rest of these Halloween-themed words, and often, that first instinct is the first thing you should try.
DENY
FORBID
Having solved most of the spooky situation, the words left were a little more mundane. However, what helped me was seeing BAN and FORBID close to each other, which shows that youshould feel free to shuffle the puzzle to attempt to help you rethink your guessif you need to. Looking around, it was fairly simple to add DENY and BLOCK to the other words and finish solving this category. Seeing the words in a new spot really can help your brain when you are solving a puzzle.
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REST
STAFF
This next category was the words that were left at the end of my puzzle. I played music for over ten years, and now that I see the words together, they are more obvious. For me, because I happened to solve this puzzle faster, I hadn’t even considered these words. Sometimes, you know enough information to solve the puzzle but haven’t really examined all the options, solook around when you’re struggling. If I hadn’t been as sure of my original guesses, a look around would have triggered my experience with sheet music.
CANE
CORN
I solved this last category first as I sorted out the spooky words from the other spooky words. My brain saw CORN andimmediately thought about Candy Corn, and I realized there were also Candy Apples. Finding BAR encouraged this theory, but I was a little confused at first until I saw CANE. It’s a little out of season for candy canes, but I’ll take it.
Other Games Like Connections
If you liked this puzzle, we have plenty more for you to explore below. As we grow closer to the holiday, more and more of themwill have nicely themed puzzles for youto try out.
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Wordle(NYT)
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Yes
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Worldle
Name a country based only on its silhouette and a few geographical hints.
