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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HIP: Everyone thinks being hip is cool, but have you noticed how hip replacements are mostly for the elderly?
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
LEG: Legs carry us forward, but they're also really good at running away from our problems.
Common words with multiple meanings
Could refer to past, present or physical things
Movies
HER: She thinks she's following her dreams, but maybe her dreams are following her.
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”