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NYT Connections Hints October 22, 2024 #499

Get NYT Connections Hints for October 22, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #499, including word connections and hidden categories.

As a fellow word puzzle enthusiast, I've designed these hints to be progressive to preserve your enjoyment of the game. Please reveal them in order, starting from the top. While official hints and answers are available at the bottom, I strongly encourage you to think through each connection yourself before checking them.

Yellow Group Hints October 22, 2024

HATCH: Everyone's waiting for their plans to hatch, but what if we're all just eggs in someone else's basket?

Hint One

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Associated with premium quality and craftsmanship

Hint Two

Words related to upscale fashion and goods

Hint Three

Brand-name

Green Group Hints October 22, 2024

MASTERMIND: Being a mastermind is great until you realize you can't ctrl+z your life decisions.

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These verbs suggest creating or developing something

Hint Two

Words about deliberately bringing something into existence

Hint Three

Devise

Blue Group Hints October 22, 2024

BINGO: Life is like Bingo - everyone's waiting for their numbers, but the card's probably upside down.

Hint One

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Names associated with important missions

Hint Two

Space exploration related names

Hint Three

Nasa spacecraft

Purple Group Hints October 22, 2024

HAUTE: Haute couture is fine dining for clothes, but who feeds the soul?

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Popular game-related exclamations

Hint Two

Words used in different types of games

Hint Three

Games where you say the game’s name

Get NYT Connections Answers October 22, 2024 #499

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Brand-name

DESIGNER
HAUTE
HIGH-END
LUXURY

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Devise

CONCOCT
ENGINEER
HATCH
MASTERMIND

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Nasa spacecraft

GALILEO
PIONEER
VIKING
VOYAGER

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Games where you say the game’s name

BINGO
MARCO POLO
TAG
UNO