Today's Connections Hints & Answers For October 2, 2024 (Puzzle #478)

If you do not want to take a chance in today’s puzzle, you may want to pause and look at these clues before you submit any guesses. Even without spoilers, a couple of clues can go a long way to helping you figure out what the categories are and what words might go in them.Solving is always a delicate process, and there are many ways to go about it that will help you get a positive outcome.

If you want to get a bigger challenge out of your puzzling time, you can always check out the NYT puzzle. There are multiple avenues to solving these puzzles, but the trick is finding five wordsyou can string together by connecting the letters across the box grid. Once you do, you will get a score, and you can compete against yourself and your friends for the following days. It’s an addictive game because you always feel like you are just one step away from solving it.

Sometimes, all it takes is one rogue word to make players feel less at ease, especially with Connections. Putting together the full picture of the puzzle can be quite hard, especially if there is one word you are not familiar with. In fact,there were several words I was not familiar with in this puzzle, which made it more difficult than it should have been. Here are the clues for today’s puzzle:

This tricky little five by five crossword isn't always as easy as it looks; here are a couple easy tips and tricks to beat your friends' times!

If you want to pull out all the stops, you will want tolook at the other hints we have for you. Check out the below to ensure you are moving in the right direction.

PUT ON THE LINE

USE A KITCHEN KNIFE

ROBERT DE NRIO FILMS

DISTINCTIVE NUMBER OF ARMS (OR LACK THEREOF)

PUT ON THE LINE

BET

CHANCE

GAMBLE

RISK

This one could be easy or hard, depending on how you approach the question. If you focus too much on the CHANCE aspect, you will likely mention the RISK andhow it is a GAMBLE to follow through on it. BET is a little more generic, but it gets the point across. CUBE and DICE