NYT Connections Hints October 12, 2024 #489
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Yellow Group Hints October 12, 2024
WRAP: We think we wrap things to protect them, but maybe things let themselves be wrapped to protect us from their true nature.
Hint One
πFabric accessories that can be draped or worn
Hint Two
Different names for similar neckwear garments
Hint Three
Draped accessories
Green Group Hints October 12, 2024
BEAR: You fear meeting a bear in the woods, but bears probably tell scary stories about meeting humans.
Hint One
πEach can function as both a verb and a noun
Hint Two
Ways to handle or endure something
Hint Three
Tolerate
Blue Group Hints October 12, 2024
STAND: We think we stand on Earth, but Earth is actually standing on nothing in space.
Hint One
πNoises made by different creatures
Hint Two
Bird and animal vocalizations
Hint Three
Bird onomatopoeia
Purple Group Hints October 12, 2024
HOOT: Owls hoot to communicate, but what if they're just reviewing our nighttime behaviors?
Hint One
πCommon parts of longer compound words
Hint Two
These can precede other words to form new terms
Hint Three
Starts of cell phone makers
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Get NYT Connections Answers October 12, 2024 #489
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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Draped accessories
Green Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Tolerate
Blue Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Bird onomatopoeia
Purple Group NYT Connections Answers
Hint: Starts of cell phone makers