Connections Hints
Friday, September 22, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 22, 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.
CONCRETE
DASH
FIRM
FLOAT
GLASS
HOVER
KEY
MALT
OLD
SHAKE
SIGNS
SOLID
SPLIT
STAR
SUNDAE
TANGIBLE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SODA FOUNTAIN ORDERSStraightforward
SET, AS PLANSModerate
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN MOVIESTricky
___BOARDDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SODA FOUNTAIN ORDERSStraightforward
CLASSIC ICE CREAM PARLOR TREATS YOU'D ORDER AT THE COUNTER+ 3 more…
SET, AS PLANSModerate
WORDS MEANING FINALIZED OR MADE DEFINITE, LIKE A PLAN OR DECISION+ 3 more…
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN MOVIESTricky
FILMS DIRECTED BY THE MASTER OF THE TWIST ENDING+ 3 more…
___BOARDDevious
EACH OF THESE BECOMES A SURFACE OR PANEL WHEN YOU ADD 'BOARD' TO THE END+ 3 more…
Full solution
SODA FOUNTAIN ORDERSStraightforward
FLOAT,MALT,SHAKE,SUNDAE
FLOAT, MALT, SHAKE, and SUNDAE are all classic soda fountain or ice cream parlor orders
SET, AS PLANSModerate
CONCRETE,FIRM,SOLID,TANGIBLE
CONCRETE, FIRM, SOLID, and TANGIBLE all mean set or established, as in plans that are no longer vague
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN MOVIESTricky
GLASS,OLD,SIGNS,SPLIT
GLASS, OLD, SIGNS, and SPLIT are all M. Night Shyamalan movies
___BOARDDevious
DASH,HOVER,KEY,STAR
DASH, HOVER, KEY, and STAR can all precede BOARD to make DASHBOARD, HOVERBOARD, KEYBOARD, and STARBOARD