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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 14, 2023

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

AMIGO
CHEEK
CHOW
EYE
GOBBLE
KING
LAB
MOUTH
NOSE
PEKE
PIT
POM
SCARF
STOOGE
TENOR
WOLF
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

FACIAL FEATURESStraightforward
SYNONYMS FOR EATModerate
DOG BREEDS, INFORMALLYTricky
MEMBERS OF A TRIODevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

FACIAL FEATURESStraightforward
PARTS OF YOUR FACE YOU CAN SEE IN A MIRROR+ 3 more…
SYNONYMS FOR EATModerate
WORDS MEANING TO DEVOUR FOOD QUICKLY AND GREEDILY+ 3 more…
DOG BREEDS, INFORMALLYTricky
SHORTENED NICKNAMES FOR POPULAR DOG BREEDS+ 3 more…
MEMBERS OF A TRIODevious
EACH BELONGS TO A FAMOUS GROUP OF THREE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
FACIAL FEATURESStraightforward
CHEEK,EYE,MOUTH,NOSE

CHEEK, EYE, MOUTH, and NOSE are all facial features found on the human face

SYNONYMS FOR EATModerate
CHOW,GOBBLE,SCARF,WOLF

CHOW, GOBBLE, SCARF, and WOLF are all informal verbs meaning to eat ravenously or quickly

DOG BREEDS, INFORMALLYTricky
LAB,PEKE,PIT,POM

LAB (Labrador), PEKE (Pekingese), PIT (Pit Bull), and POM (Pomeranian) are all informal abbreviations for dog breeds

MEMBERS OF A TRIODevious
AMIGO,KING,STOOGE,TENOR

AMIGO (Three Amigos), KING (Three Kings), STOOGE (Three Stooges), and TENOR (Three Tenors) are each members of a famous trio

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