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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — August 23, 2023

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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid

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

BEARD
DOG
DOUBT
FOLLOW
GEAR
GOATEE
HANDLEBAR
MOVIE
MUSTACHE
PEDAL
SHADOW
STUBBLE
TAIL
TRACK
VOTE
WHEEL
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Themes

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

FACIAL HAIRStraightforward
BIKE PARTSModerate
PURSUETricky
THINGS THAT ARE CASTDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

FACIAL HAIRStraightforward
HAIR THAT GROWS ON A MAN'S FACE+ 3 more…
BIKE PARTSModerate
COMPONENTS YOU'D FIND ON A BICYCLE+ 3 more…
PURSUETricky
TO CHASE OR FOLLOW CLOSELY BEHIND+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE CASTDevious
THESE WORDS CAN ALL FOLLOW 'CAST'+ 3 more…
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Full solution
FACIAL HAIRStraightforward
BEARD,GOATEE,MUSTACHE,STUBBLE

BEARD, GOATEE, MUSTACHE, and STUBBLE are all types of facial hair

BIKE PARTSModerate
GEAR,HANDLEBAR,PEDAL,WHEEL

GEAR, HANDLEBAR, PEDAL, and WHEEL are all parts of a bicycle

PURSUETricky
DOG,FOLLOW,TAIL,TRACK

DOG, FOLLOW, TAIL, and TRACK all mean to pursue or trail someone

THINGS THAT ARE CASTDevious
DOUBT,MOVIE,SHADOW,VOTE

DOUBT, MOVIE, SHADOW, and VOTE are all things that can be 'cast' — cast doubt, cast a movie, cast a shadow, cast a vote

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