September 3, 2024, New York Times Connections Hints and Answers

Connections is a short daily word game created by the New York Times Games, the same newspaper company responsible for the famous daily Crossword puzzles and purchasing Wordle back in 2022. This puzzle game can get pretty hard, so you might be looking for some guidance to solve its challenges.

Presuming you already know how to play Connections, then you might just need help with the September 3 puzzle specifically. Each section below has hints like spoilers, general clues, category tips, and more. You can even find the whole answer at the bottom of the article if that’s what you’re here to see or would just like to complete today’s puzzle.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #450 for September 3, 2024

The Connections puzzle for September 3, 2024, contains the words: Too, Real, Fore, Spare, Won, Arrow, Extra, Pound, Knuckle, Excuse, Over, Block, Save, Beyond, Pardon, and Yen.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If a hint or two will help you on your journey to solve this difficult puzzle game, check out the sections below. Each one contains an item that will get you a little closer to the answer.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these categories are about different kinds of sandwiches or foods.

2. Real and Yen are in the same category.

3. Arrow and Knuckle go in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:
Forgive, acquit.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Absolve.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Absolve.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Excuse, Pardon, Save, Spare.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Excessively.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Excessively.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Beyond, Extra, Over, Too.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this
mobile puzzle game
:
Other things you could put in this category: Dollars, Loonies, Euros.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Global Currencies.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Global Currencies.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Pound, Real, Won, Yen.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:
Each of these have the same body-part word on before them to make four common phrases.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
____ Head.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
____ Head.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Arrow, Block, Fore, Knuckle.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #450 for September 3, 2024

Searching for the full answer to this New York Times Games puzzle game? You can find all the categories as well as the words that belong in each of those groupings.

• Yellow – Absolve
  : Excuse, Pardon, Save, Spare
• Green – Excessively
  : Beyond, Extra, Over, Too
• Blue – Global Currencies
  : Pound, Real, Won, Yen
• Purple – ____ Head
  : Arrow, Block, Fore, Knuckle

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Connections website available on almost any device with a browser.