Ready to solve the October 18 edition of NYT Connections? If you’re running out of guesses, we’ve got some clues and hints to give you a little boost and help you crack the puzzle.
The New York Times Games offers Connections, a popular online puzzle enjoyed by fans around the world. It is a daily word game. The objective is to create groups of four from 16 different words. Players need to identify the hidden themes that govern which words belong in which category and make the selection accordingly. The game offers only four guesses to make the choices.
Check out the hints and answers for October 18’s Connections puzzle.
Connections hint for October 18
The 16 words in today’s puzzle are: PEDAL, BACON, COAST, RACQUET, HOCK, PICKLE, TRAYED, CAGE, CELL, HAND, FLOAT, FORD, CRUISE, DODGE, BREEZE, and SKATE.
Here are some hints for each group:
- Yellow Group: This group includes words that are related to moving swiftly.
- Green Group: This group features words that are associated with ball sports.
- Blue Group: This category features words related to four renowned actors.
- Purple Group: Finally, the purple category features words that sound similar to different synonyms of a single word.
What are the Connections answers for today, October 18?
Check out the answers for October 18’s NYT Connections below:
Yellow Group: Glide – BREEZE, COAST, FLOAT, and SKATE.
Green Group: Words Before “Ball” In Sports – DODGE, HAND, PICKLE, and RACQUET.
Blue Group: Prolific Actors – BACON, CAGE, CRUISE, and FORD.
Purple Group: Homophones Of Synonyms For “Vend” – CELL, HOCK, PEDAL, and TRAYED.
To play Connections and other puzzles like Wordle and Pips, fans can head over to the official The New York Times’ website. All the puzzles are also available on the NYT Games app. While several games can be played for free, fans need to purchase a subscription plan to access the others.






