Get NYT Connections Hints for October 10, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #487, including word connections and hidden categories.
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TEA: Tea leaves get dumped after one use, yet they create the most enlightening conversations.
You have multiple of these in your body
Body parts that help you function
Body parts
FLY: Flies spend their whole lives looking for food, while humans spend their lives swatting flies - who's really bothering whom?
Each can be positive or negative depending on context
Modern informal expressions
Cool, in ’80s slang
ELF: Elves make toys for children, but who makes toys for elves?
Common words with multiple meanings
Could refer to past, present or physical things
Movies
DOE: A female deer thinks she's hiding in the forest, but she's actually making the forest more alive.
Common words that rhyme with other everyday terms
Basic actions or things in daily life
Words in “do-re-mi”
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Hint: Body parts
Hint: Cool, in ’80s slang
Hint: Movies
Hint: Words in “do-re-mi”