Today's Connections hint and answer on October 30 for 507

If you’re stuck, we’ve got your back! Here are our tips for the Connections will respond for today, October 30.

If you haven’t played it before, Connections challenges you to divide a group of 16 words into four groups, with all words properly connected. This connection could be because they share a similar meaning, being part of a place name, objects found in a kitchen or whatever!

While this may sound simple, the Connection groups each have a different difficulty level: Yellow is the easiest and Purple is the hardest. For this reason, exercise today’s Connection answer may be quite difficult. You may catch one group right away, but another group may be a mystery to you. Luckily, we’re here to help!

Originally developed during the New York Times games department’s annual game jam, the beta version of Connections was released in June 2023. Since then, it has become one of the most popular games The NYTimes has to offer, beaten only by Wordle. Although some connections have been made with the BBC’s Only Connect programme…

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 – Think about the amount.
Vegetable – They all have the same thing.
Blue – Kinds of something.
Purple – Think of shops.
Surge belongs to Yellow, Skateboard belongs to Green and Gaffer belongs 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.

Linking words for October 30

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:

Idea	Tree	Packaging	Dolly
Skateboarding	Gaffer	Wagon	Dear boy
Channel	Spike	Electric	Stables
To get up	Roller skating	Kroner	Golf

Connections will respond before October 30

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

revival – Boom, surge, spike, surge
Things with wheels – Dolly, Rollerblade, Skateboard, Wagon
Types of tape – Channel, electrical, Gaffer, packing
Chain stores with a changed letter – Best Boy, Idea, Kroner, Stables

I got through today’s Connections pretty quickly! I started with green and blue and then discovered yellow and purple without much difficulty.

What to play after Connections?

The obvious answer to this question is Wordbut if you’ve already solved that today, The New York Times does offer other games. When it comes to word-based games, The NYTimes has the Mini crossword, Game competition, Letter in box And Strandswhich is still in the beta phase. If you feel like taking a break from words, you can try it too Tiles – a motif matching game – or Sudoku.

Outside of The NYTimes, yes Semantel – 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 keep the Connections format, it’s worth a visit Puzzle grid. 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’ve covered it why the NYTimes Mini Crossword is a reliable delight And interviewed Jonathan RidderHead of Games for The NYTimes.

Good luck solving today’s connections!