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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NETTLE: You worry about getting stung by nettles, but imagine being a nettle - your only defense mechanism is literally burning everyone you touch. Talk about lonely.
Think about ways to spark or trigger something
Words related to causing or stimulating responses
Bring about
MADDEN: You think you're making others mad, but they're probably laughing at how mad you're getting trying to make them mad.
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
GENERATE: We're so focused on generating new things that we forget we're generating problems faster than solutions.
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