Today's Connections clue and answer on October 7th for 484

Note for today's Connections answer

Instead of jumping straight to the answer, let's start with some clues for today's connection puzzle:

• Yellow – Clever?
• Green – noises.
• Blue – A different kind of sound.
• Purple – names.
• Yahoo belongs to yellow, Beep Beep belongs to green and Hoot belongs to blue.

Remember: yellow is the easiest word group to match, followed by green and blue, with purple being the hardest word group to match.

Connecting words for October 7th

Here are the words included in today's connection puzzle – see if the clues above help you make a connection before we move on to today's answer:

Connections response for October 7th

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

• Knucklehead – Ding dong, dodo, yahoo, yo yo
• Auto Onomatopoeia – Beep beep, purr, skrrt, vroom
• Sounds of laughter – Har-Har, Hoot, Whoop, Yuk
• Famous Primates – Bubbles, George, King Kong, Koko

Today's connections were a difficult affair for me. I figured out green and yellow right away, but had to make a few guesses before I finally figured out blue and then purple.

What should be played after Connections?

The obvious answer to this question is Wordle, but if you've already solved that today, The New York Times has other games too. When it comes to word-based games, The NYTimes offers Mini Crossword, Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed and Strands, which are still in beta. If you feel like taking a word break, you can also try Tiles – a motif matching game – or Sudoku.

Outside of the NYTimes, there's Semantle, where you have to get to the secret word by guessing its meaning. Spelling doesn't count in Semantle, instead you have to pay attention to the numerical value of your guesses to find your way to the answer. However, if you prefer to stick with the Connections format, Puzzgrid is worth checking out. Here you will find hundreds of Connections style puzzles. The trick, however, is that you only have three minutes to solve them.

(You can also just watch Only Connect on BBC iPlayer…)

If you're in the reading mood, we discussed why the NYTimes Mini Crossword is a reliable delight and interviewed Jonathan Knight, Head of Games at The NYTimes.

Good luck solving today's connections!