Get NYT Connections Hints for November 18, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #526, including word connections and hidden categories.
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LADYBUG: Ladybugs bring good luck to humans, but what if they're actually collecting our luck for themselves? No wonder they fly away so quickly - they're luck thieves in polka dot disguises!
Found in a salon or bathroom cabinet
Used for hair styling and maintenance
Used in hair care
SPIDER: You fear spiders in your house, but have you considered that spiders fear your giant furniture in their web? You're the real space invader in their world.
Essential modern life services
Bills you need to pay to live comfortably
Monthly expenses
DALMATIAN: We think Dalmatians got their spots from nature, but what if they're actually counting how many humans they've made smile? Each spot is a happiness trophy.
Black and white patterns appear here
These can involve counting or matching
Things with spots
HERMIT: We think hermits avoid society, but what if they've discovered something so amazing they're keeping it from the rest of us? The real question is: what do they know that we don't?
Related to coastal or beach areas
Types of creatures or their namesakes
___ crab
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Hint: Used in hair care
Hint: Monthly expenses
Hint: Things with spots
Hint: ___ crab