Get NYT Connections Hints for November 5, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #513, including word connections and hidden categories.
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MUSHROOM: You think you're having a bad day? Imagine being a mushroom - your job is literally to decompose things and everyone still calls you a fun guy.
Think about craft supplies and natural fibers
Some can be bent and shaped easily
Things that are fuzzy
PIPE CLEANER: Pipe cleaners were invented to clean pipes, but now they're mostly used for crafts. Talk about the most successful career change in history.
Each contains something valuable inside
Natural containers from different habitats
Things with shells
MARKER: Markers spend their whole lives making others colorful while slowly dying inside. Deep down, they're the most tragic artists of all.
Characters you might meet in a magical quest
Some appear in stories with talking animals
Figures in “shrek”
DRAGON: Dragons are depicted as treasure hoarders, but humans are the ones with storage units full of stuff they never use.
Items that might appear in a fantasy video game level
Think about elements in a certain plumber's world
Magic ___
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Hint: Things that are fuzzy
Hint: Things with shells
Hint: Figures in “shrek”
Hint: Magic ___