Connections Hints
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 26, 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.
ABSTRACT
BOA
BRIEF
CIRCLE
DIGEST
GARTER
HOUSE
MAMBA
MONTY
MOON
PYTHON
RUNDOWN
SLIP
TEDDY
THONG
VIPER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SNAKESStraightforward
LINGERIEModerate
SUMMARYTricky
FULL ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SNAKESStraightforward
SLITHERY REPTILES YOU MIGHT FIND IN THE WILD+ 3 more…
LINGERIEModerate
INTIMATE APPAREL FOUND IN A LINGERIE DRAWER+ 3 more…
SUMMARYTricky
WORDS MEANING A CONDENSED OVERVIEW OR RECAP+ 3 more…
FULL ___Devious
THESE ALL FOLLOW THE WORD 'FULL' TO MAKE COMMON PHRASES+ 3 more…
Full solution
SNAKESStraightforward
BOA,MAMBA,PYTHON,VIPER
BOA, MAMBA, PYTHON, and VIPER are all types of snakes.
LINGERIEModerate
GARTER,SLIP,TEDDY,THONG
GARTER, SLIP, TEDDY, and THONG are all types of lingerie or undergarments.
SUMMARYTricky
ABSTRACT,BRIEF,DIGEST,RUNDOWN
ABSTRACT, BRIEF, DIGEST, and RUNDOWN all mean a summary or condensed version of something.
FULL ___Devious
CIRCLE,HOUSE,MONTY,MOON
CIRCLE, HOUSE, MONTY, and MOON all follow FULL to form phrases: FULL CIRCLE, FULL HOUSE, FULL MONTY, FULL MOON.