Get NYT Connections Hints for October 18, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #495, including word connections and hidden categories.
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CHARGE: Your phone battery is always dying, but have you ever considered it's just trying to teach you about setting healthy boundaries?
Synonyms for failure or disappointment
Words meaning something didn't succeed
Clunker
CHANCE: Chance favors the prepared mind, but prepared minds rarely leave room for chance.
Opportunities or moments
Each one represents a possibility
Opportunity
SHOT: Everyone wants their best shot, but maybe your worst shot is the one that makes the best story.
Often found in a wallet
Ways to pay without cash
Non-cash way to pay
KINDLE: Books kindle imagination, but e-readers kindle the irony of reading about nature on a device that replaced trees.
Items and services from an online retail giant
Associated with Amazon
Amazon ___
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Hint: Clunker
Hint: Opportunity
Hint: Non-cash way to pay
Hint: Amazon ___