NYT Connections Hints October 12, 2024 #489
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Yellow Group Hints October 12, 2024
GOO: While humans think goo is sticky and gross, to goo we're just temporary surfaces it passes through on its eternal journey of flow.
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
SAM: Every Sam thinks they're unique, until they meet another Sam and question their existence.
Hint One
πNoises made by different creatures
Hint Two
Bird and animal vocalizations
Hint Three
Bird onomatopoeia
Purple Group Hints October 12, 2024
TAKE: We're always taking things, but has anyone asked if things want to be taken?
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