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Sunday, September 10, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 10, 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.
ANACONDA
BASE
BOTTOM
CAPYBARA
CHANGE
COMPANY
CUCUMBER
FOOT
FOUNDATION
GREASE
HAIR
JAGUAR
LEGS
LION
RENT
TOUCAN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
AMAZON ANIMALSStraightforward
LOWEST POINTModerate
MUSICALSTricky
SEA ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
AMAZON ANIMALSStraightforward
WILDLIFE YOU MIGHT SPOT DEEP IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN RAINFOREST+ 3 more…
LOWEST POINTModerate
WORDS MEANING THE VERY BOTTOM OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
MUSICALSTricky
THESE BELONG ON BROADWAY — LITERALLY, THEY'VE ALL PLAYED THERE+ 3 more…
SEA ___Devious
ADD 'SEA' BEFORE EACH WORD TO MAKE A FAMILIAR COMPOUND+ 3 more…
Full solution
AMAZON ANIMALSStraightforward
ANACONDA,CAPYBARA,JAGUAR,TOUCAN
Anaconda, capybara, jaguar, and toucan are all animals native to the Amazon rainforest.
LOWEST POINTModerate
BASE,BOTTOM,FOOT,FOUNDATION
Base, bottom, foot, and foundation all refer to the lowest or supporting part of something.
MUSICALSTricky
COMPANY,GREASE,HAIR,RENT
Company, Grease, Hair, and Rent are all famous Broadway musicals.
SEA ___Devious
CHANGE,CUCUMBER,LEGS,LION
Sea change, sea cucumber, sea legs, and sea lion are all common compound words or phrases starting with 'sea'.