Get NYT Connections Hints for October 19, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #496, including word connections and hidden categories.
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SOAP: Everyone says soap keeps you clean, but has anyone asked the dirt how it feels about being discriminated against? Maybe we're the dirty ones for our prejudice.
Think about ways to spark or trigger something
Words related to causing or stimulating responses
Bring about
INSPIRE: The irony of inspiration is that while you're waiting to be inspired, you're probably someone else's inspiration for procrastination.
Associated with relaxation and pleasant aromas
Products commonly found in a bathroom or spa
Things that are often scented
LOTION: Humans invented lotion to feel smoother, yet we're still the roughest species on Earth when it comes to treating each other.
Nature's warning systems
These can all sting
Things that might sting
WASP: You fear wasps, but wasps probably think humans are the scary ones - we're literally destroying their entire planet.
Popular titles in digital format
Well-known video game franchises
Video game franchises
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Hint: Bring about
Hint: Things that are often scented
Hint: Things that might sting
Hint: Video game franchises