Here are the answers for the New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle #496 today, released on October 19th, 2024, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.

If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
There are sixteen words for the Connection puzzles, which are:
- PROVOKE
- SOAP
- NETTLE
- CANDLE
- INSULT
- INCENSE
- INSPIRE
- MADDEN
- JELLYFISH
- CIVILIZATION
- PROMPT
- LOTION
- HALO
- GENERATE
- WASP
- METROID

Connections 496 Group Hints Today (October 19th, 2024)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: One group of words is “BRING ABOUT“.
- Hint 2: INSULT and STING are in the same group.
- Hint 3: CANDLE and SOAP are in the same group.
- Hint 4: One group of words is “THINGS THAT MIGHT STING”.
What are the Connections 496 Answers Today? (10/19/24)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 496 released on 19th October 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

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