Tip for today’s Connections answer

Instead of jumping straight to the answer, let’s start with some tips for today’s Connections puzzle:

• Yellow – Smart?
• Vegetable – Sounds.
• Blue – A different kind of sound.
• Purple – Names.
• Yahoo belongs to Yellow, Beep Beep to Green and Hoot to Blue.

Remember: Yellow is the easiest group to find, followed by Green and Blue, with Purple being the most difficult set of words to connect.

Connecting words for October 7

Here are the words in today’s Connection Puzzle. See if the above clues help you form a connection before we move on to today’s answer:

Connections will respond before October 7

Without further ado, here is the Connections answer for today:

• Knucklehead – Ding Dong, Dodo, Yahoo, Jojo
• Auto-onomatopoeia – Beep Beep, Spider, Skrrt, Vroom
• Sounds of laughter – Har-Har, Hoot, Whoop, Yuk
• Famous primates – Bubbles, George, King Kong, Koko

Today’s Connections were a difficult one for me. I immediately discovered green and yellow, but had to guess a few times before I finally discovered blue and then purple.

What to play after Connections?

The obvious answer to this question is Wordle, but if you’ve already solved that today, The New York Times offers other games. When it comes to word-based games, The NYTimes has the Mini Crossword, Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, and Strands, which are still in beta. If you fancy a break from words, you can also try Tiles – a motif matching game – or Sudoku.

Outside of The NYTimes, there’s Semantle, where you have to find the secret word by guessing its meaning. Spelling doesn’t count in Semantle, but you should pay attention to the numerical value of your guesses to map your path to the answer. However, if you prefer to stick with the Connections format, it’s worth checking out Puzzgrid. Here you will find hundreds of Connections-style puzzles, but the special thing is that you only have three minutes to solve them.

(You can also watch Only Connect on BBC iPlayer…)

If you’re in a reading mood, we discussed why The NYTimes Mini Crossword is a reliable delight and interviewed Jonathan Knight, Head of Games for The NYTimes.

Good luck solving today’s connections!