These are the hints and answers for the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 edition of NYT Connections, puzzle #513. If you want to solve it yourself first, start with the spoiler-free clues below; the complete word groups are farther down.
Hints for Connections #513
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four. Submit a set when you think you have found its shared link; the game allows up to four mistakes, according to TechRadar and Try Hard Guides.
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- Look for something with a soft, textured surface.
- Which words can be associated with a hard outer covering?
- Think of characters from the animated film Shrek.
- Each word in one group can follow “Magic.”
Category clues
- Fuzzy things
- Things with shells
- Figures in Shrek
- “Magic” followed by another word
Answers for November 5, 2024
Spoilers below: the full groups and all 16 words are revealed here.
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Yellow: Things that are fuzzy
CATERPILLAR, FLEECE, PEACH, PIPE CLEANER
Green: Things with shells
CLAM, EGG, NUT, TURTLE
Blue: Figures in “Shrek”
DONKEY, DRAGON, OGRE, PRINCESS
Purple: Magic ___
CARPET, KINGDOM, MARKER, MUSHROOM
How the word bank fits together
The fuzzy set draws on texture: fleece and a pipe cleaner feel fuzzy, while a peach and a caterpillar can also be described that way. The shell group spans different kinds of coverings, from a clam’s shell and an egg’s casing to a nut’s shell and a turtle’s protective shell. In the film group, Donkey, Dragon, Ogre, and Princess identify figures from Shrek. The final connection completes familiar phrases: magic carpet, magic kingdom, magic marker, and magic mushroom.
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Playing the puzzle
Connections presents 16 words and asks players to identify four shared themes, each linking four words. The puzzle is available through NYT Games on desktop and mobile, as described by TechRadar. This page covers the archived November 5, 2024 puzzle, not the puzzle for today’s date.
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