Get NYT Connections Hints for October 4, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #481, 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.
DREAM: Dreams don't come true - you're actually just a character in your dream's dream. Sweet existential crisis!
Small depressions or indentations
Impact-created imperfections
Concavity
DAB: You think you're dabbing, but maybe you're just dramatically wiping invisible tears from the universe.
Small amounts of something added
Quick or casual units of measurement
Small amount
DELIVERY: Delivery drivers don't bring you food - they're food's personal chauffeurs and you're just the destination.
These could all start with capital D
Simple, informal nicknames or terms
Disney characters
DORY: Finding Dory? Maybe Dory was finding herself while everyone else was just background characters.
Things that can be anticipated or expected
Events or deadlines in daily life
___ date
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Hint: Concavity
Hint: Small amount
Hint: Disney characters
Hint: ___ date