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NYT Connections Hints October 18, 2024 #495

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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Yellow Group Hints October 18, 2024

PLASTIC: While humans worry about plastic pollution, plastic worries about human pollution of its peaceful existence in nature.

Hint One

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Synonyms for failure or disappointment

Hint Two

Words meaning something didn't succeed

Hint Three

Clunker

Green Group Hints October 18, 2024

TIME: Time doesn't actually fly - we're the ones running around like headless chickens trying to catch it.

Hint One

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Opportunities or moments

Hint Two

Each one represents a possibility

Hint Three

Opportunity

Blue Group Hints October 18, 2024

MISS: They say 'miss' is a near hit, but maybe hits are just near misses.

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Often found in a wallet

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Ways to pay without cash

Hint Three

Non-cash way to pay

Purple Group Hints October 18, 2024

CREDIT: We take credit for our successes, but maybe our failures deserve more credit for shaping who we are.

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Items and services from an online retail giant

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Associated with Amazon

Hint Three

Amazon ___

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Clunker

BUST
DUD
FLOP
MISS

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Opportunity

CHANCE
SHOT
TIME
TURN

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Non-cash way to pay

CARD
CHARGE
CREDIT
PLASTIC

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Amazon ___

KINDLE
PRIME
RAINFOREST
RIVER