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Monday, August 28, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — August 28, 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.

BLISS
BUCKET
CLOUD NINE
CON
FAST ONE
GUEST
HEAVEN
HIGH FIVE
HUG
HUSTLE
PARADISE
RACKET
SHAKE
TOP TEN
WAVE
WISH
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Themes

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

STATES OF ELATIONStraightforward
SCAMModerate
GREETING GESTURESTricky
___ LISTDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

STATES OF ELATIONStraightforward
WORDS FOR PURE HAPPINESS OR A HEAVENLY FEELING+ 3 more…
SCAMModerate
WAYS TO TRICK OR DECEIVE SOMEONE OUT OF MONEY+ 3 more…
GREETING GESTURESTricky
PHYSICAL WAYS TO SAY HELLO OR GOODBYE TO SOMEONE+ 3 more…
___ LISTDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE LIST TO MAKE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
STATES OF ELATIONStraightforward
BLISS,CLOUD NINE,HEAVEN,PARADISE

BLISS, CLOUD NINE, HEAVEN, and PARADISE all describe a state of perfect happiness or euphoria

SCAMModerate
CON,FAST ONE,HUSTLE,RACKET

CON, FAST ONE, HUSTLE, and RACKET are all terms for a deceptive scheme or swindle

GREETING GESTURESTricky
HIGH FIVE,HUG,SHAKE,WAVE

HIGH FIVE, HUG, SHAKE, and WAVE are all physical gestures used as greetings or farewells

___ LISTDevious
BUCKET,GUEST,TOP TEN,WISH

BUCKET, GUEST, TOP TEN, and WISH each precede the word LIST to form a common compound phrase

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