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NYT Connections October 18 2024 Answers

Puzzle #495

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

FLOP CHARGE PLASTIC TURN TIME RIVER CHANCE CARD MISS PRIME BUST SHOT RAINFOREST CREDIT DUD KINDLE

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — CLUNKER
Green — OPPORTUNITY
Blue — NON-CASH WAY TO PAY
Purple — AMAZON ___
CLUNKERBUST, DUD, FLOP, MISS
OPPORTUNITYCHANCE, SHOT, TIME, TURN
NON-CASH WAY TO PAYCARD, CHARGE, CREDIT, PLASTIC
AMAZON ___KINDLE, PRIME, RAINFOREST, RIVER
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.