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NYT Connections Hints October 4, 2024 #481

Get NYT Connections Hints for October 4, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #481, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints October 4, 2024

DROP: While humans think they're dropping things, gravity is actually just giving everything a warm hug to the ground. Maybe we're the ones being dropped by the universe.

Hint One

👈

Small depressions or indentations

Hint Two

Impact-created imperfections

Hint Three

Concavity

Green Group Hints October 4, 2024

DOC: Doctors think they heal patients, but maybe patients are teaching doctors about the mysteries of life.

Hint One

👈

Small amounts of something added

Hint Two

Quick or casual units of measurement

Hint Three

Small amount

Blue Group Hints October 4, 2024

DELIVERY: Delivery drivers don't bring you food - they're food's personal chauffeurs and you're just the destination.

Hint One

👈

These could all start with capital D

Hint Two

Simple, informal nicknames or terms

Hint Three

Disney characters

Purple Group Hints October 4, 2024

DIVOT: Golf divots aren't mistakes - they're Earth's way of collecting golfer autographs.

Hint One

👈

Things that can be anticipated or expected

Hint Two

Events or deadlines in daily life

Hint Three

___ date

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NYT Connections Game

Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Concavity

DENT
DIMPLE
DING
DIVOT

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Small amount

DAB
DASH
DOLLOP
DROP

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Disney characters

DAISY
DALE
DOC
DORY

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: ___ date

DELIVERY
DINNER
DREAM
DUE