Looking for today's Connections answer for puzzle #484 from October 7, the Connections answer is considerably more difficult than yesterday's puzzle The difficulty level for this puzzle in the Connections companion is 32 out of 5

We update our Connections clues and hints daily And if the hints aren't enough, you can see all four answers along with the category title and related words In addition, for those of you reading this in a different time zone, I've included a reflection on yesterday's puzzle, #483

There are spoilers for connection #484 Only those who want to know the answer to today's connection should read on

Alternatively, see our NYT Connections How to Play Guide for tips on how to solve the puzzle without our help

While today's wordle solution guide recommends the best wordle starting words as a strategy, the Connections solution depends on identifying the categories that are connected from the 16 words The difficulty of each category is represented by a color, with yellow being the easiest grouping and purple the most difficult Hints are helpful as the answer is displayed after four wrong guesses

If you need a hint to help you solve the groupings, here are each theme in order of difficulty:

If you read these hints, you should at least find the answer to today's connection If not, please continue reading for larger hints Also, if you only want the answer, scroll down further

There is a bigger clue To solve today's puzzle, you will need a good ear and keen insight

Now, what is the answer to today's game #484 Connection?

Drum roll please

I was surprised that today's clue was the first in the purple category, as it initially looked like an alphabet soup Having reviewed “Nope” the other day, I already had the terribly famous primates in mind, so scooping up Bubbles, Coco, King Kong, and George was easy (although I looked at the last one blankly for a minute until I remembered that “Curious” is an adjective, not a first name (It was)

Then came the yellow categories of ding-dong, dodo, yahoo, and yo-yo I struck out on my first guess, thinking that this category was a name for people who behaved foolishly, and that Hoot would fall into this category

Next was the blue category of Beep Beep, Purr, Skrrt, and Vroom, but I made another mistake because I forgot that Skrrt was an onomatopoeic word before it was a slang word

And the blue category became today's fill for memorization, with Ha Ha Ha, Hoot, Hoop, and Yook

Are you reading this late in the day? According to Connections Companion, the difficulty level was 23 out of 5

I have a ridiculously fluffy orange cat named Cheeto that has hair all over the place (yes, the stereotype that orange cats share one brain cell is totally true) So my first thought was that Shed meant a physical structure, but after looking at Knead, Purr, and Scratch, it became instantly clear what Connections Crew meant instead

Cheeto is also one of the most timid pets I have ever owned, despite having lived the good old house cat life since birth So yesterday's yellow category could easily be summed up as “run away,” “leave,” “retreat,” and “retract,” all things I've seen him do when confronted with anything from a vacuum cleaner to a straw wrapper I don't like the look of

Even in yesterday's most difficult category, I found myself thinking about the little guy, who, in the end, was just as much a part of my life as I was, if not more so

So blue became “About Us,” “Contact,” “Home,” and “Login” by rote, but I managed to guess before the relevance became obvious, so I'll pat myself on the back for winning 4-4 yesterday The cheat also helped me mentally, so I think I should reward him