Connections Hints
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 19, 2023
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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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.
BOND
BOOKMARK
BUTTON
COLLAR
CUFF
DOZEN
HISTORY
JOKE
LAUNDRY
LINK
MARTINI
POCKET
RELATION
TAB
TIE
WINDOW
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
WEB BROWSER-RELATEDStraightforward
SHIRT FEATURESModerate
CONNECTIONTricky
DIRTY ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
WEB BROWSER-RELATEDStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND WHEN NAVIGATING YOUR INTERNET BROWSER+ 3 more…
SHIRT FEATURESModerate
PARTS YOU'D FIND ON A DRESS SHIRT+ 3 more…
CONNECTIONTricky
WORDS MEANING A LINK OR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THINGS+ 3 more…
DIRTY ___Devious
THESE ALL FOLLOW THE WORD 'DIRTY' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
WEB BROWSER-RELATEDStraightforward
BOOKMARK,HISTORY,TAB,WINDOW
BOOKMARK, HISTORY, TAB, and WINDOW are all features or elements found in a web browser interface
SHIRT FEATURESModerate
BUTTON,COLLAR,CUFF,POCKET
BUTTON, COLLAR, CUFF, and POCKET are all physical components commonly found on a shirt
CONNECTIONTricky
BOND,LINK,RELATION,TIE
BOND, LINK, RELATION, and TIE all mean a connection or relationship between people or things
DIRTY ___Devious
DOZEN,JOKE,LAUNDRY,MARTINI
DOZEN, JOKE, LAUNDRY, and MARTINI all follow DIRTY to form well-known phrases: dirty dozen, dirty joke, dirty laundry, dirty martini