New York Times Connections Hints Today, Oct. 19th, #496

If you are looking for The New York Times Connections hints today for October 19, you have come to the right place. Connections may seem simple on the surface and much easier than what the NYT did with Wordle, but players who have actually checked it out know that is just not the case.

Despite having all of the words available, arranging them in different categories can prove to be quite challenging.

For the uninitiated, Connections is an online word game by NYT that provides the player with 16 different words, which may not seem like they are connected to one another at first glance, but they have more in common than one might think.

The objective is to divide the words into groups of four, with each group focusing on a specific theme. In case you are having a hard time with today’s Connections puzzle, we have prepared some hints to help you out for Saturday, October 19.

Of course, we have also revealed all of the answers for today’s Connections puzzle at the end, so if the hints are not helping either, you can simply just head down to the solutions and save yourself some headache to prepare for tomorrow’s challenge.

NYT Connections Words for Saturday, October 19

These are the 16 words featured in Connections today:

GENERATE	INCENSE	NETTLE	METROID
MADDEN	JELLYFISH	CANDLE	PROVOKE
PROMPT	SOAP	INSULT	HALO
CIVILIZATION	WASP	LOTION	INSPIRE

New York Times Connections Hints Today for October 19

With one hint allocated for each word group, here are some hints that should help you out in solving today’s Connections puzzle:

• Yellow: Creating some sort of emotion or reaction.
• Green: These can smell really nice.
• Blue: Nothing good ever comes out of an interaction with these.
• Purple: You may have spent countless hours in these worlds as an escape from reality.

Additional NYT Connections Hints for Today

If the tips above have not helped, these additional Connections hints should make today’s puzzle a whole lot easier:

• Additional Connections Hint 1: The feelings that are created in the Yellow group can be positive or negative.
• Additional Connections Hint 2: You may currently have some of the Green group words in your house.
• Additional Connections Hint 3: Avoiding the things that make up the Blue group can save you a lot of pain.
• Additional Connections Hint 4: All of the words in the Purple group belong to an industry that has grown exponentially in recent years.

NYT Connections Groups Today for October 19

Some Connections puzzles can be quite tough to solve, so if the hints above have not really made things clear, today’s word groups should help simplify them even further:

• Yellow: Bring About
• Green: Things That Are Often Scented
• Blue: Things That Might Sting
• Purple: Video Game Franchises

New York Times Connections Answers Today for October 19

If you have tried your best and still not succeeded, there is not any need to worry, as we have listed down the answers below to make today’s Connections puzzle a breeze to solve:

• Bring About: Generate, Inspire, Prompt, Provoke
• Things That Are Often Scented: Candle, Incense, Lotion, Soap
• Things That Might Sting: Insult, Jellyfish, Nettle, Wasp
• Video Game Franchises: Civilization, Halo, Madden, Metroid

Although it does make sense why Provoke is in the Yellow group, the initial thought that comes to mind is how similarly it can be used with Insult, as both words usually have a negative aura around them, which could have been a bit confusing.

Today’s Connections puzzle actually proved to be relatively easier for multiple categories, as even without knowing the Green group’s name, one can still figure out that Candle, Lotion, and Soap are things that one might have lying around in their home, with Incense somehow naturally fitting into the list as well.

Of course, for gamers, the Purple group, which is supposed to be the hardest, was probably not a big deal to put together, as all four IPs are extremely popular and names like Halo do not really need any more context in this day and age to be an instant reminder of the iconic shooter series.

But that is what makes Connections such a fun game to play, as every day brings a new challenge for dedicated players to complete, so if you were not able to solve today’s puzzle, there is always tomorrow.

And if that gives you trouble as well, rest assured that we will have yet another guide waiting for you. However, if you did achieve success with today’s Connections puzzle, many congratulations!

While waiting and preparing for tomorrow’s puzzle, you can also go on a quick trip down memory lane and check out yesterday’s challenge again.

Which words were the most confusing for you in today’s Connections puzzle? Did you also try putting Provoke and Insult in the same group before finding out that they belong in different categories? Let us know in the comments!