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Connections #496 Answers – October 19, 2024

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #496 on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

CANDLECIVILIZATIONGENERATEHALOINCENSEINSPIREINSULTJELLYFISHLOTIONMADDENMETROIDNETTLEPROMPTPROVOKESOAPWASP

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
GENERATE belongs to this group.
Green
CANDLE belongs to this group.
Blue
INSULT belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CIVILIZATION belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
BRING ABOUT
Green category
THINGS THAT ARE OFTEN SCENTED
Blue category
THINGS THAT MIGHT STING
Purple (hardest) category
VIDEO GAME FRANCHISES

Connections #496 answers

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BRING ABOUTGENERATE, INSPIRE, PROMPT, PROVOKE
THINGS THAT ARE OFTEN SCENTEDCANDLE, INCENSE, LOTION, SOAP
THINGS THAT MIGHT STINGINSULT, JELLYFISH, NETTLE, WASP
VIDEO GAME FRANCHISESCIVILIZATION, HALO, MADDEN, METROID

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What are the Connections answers for October 19, 2024?

BRING ABOUT: GENERATE, INSPIRE, PROMPT, PROVOKE. THINGS THAT ARE OFTEN SCENTED: CANDLE, INCENSE, LOTION, SOAP. THINGS THAT MIGHT STING: INSULT, JELLYFISH, NETTLE, WASP. VIDEO GAME FRANCHISES: CIVILIZATION, HALO, MADDEN, METROID.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.