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Saturday, September 30, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 30, 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.
ACHE
CLUB
DIAMOND
HEART
IRON
LONG
LOW
PINE
PUTTER
SHORT
SHY
SPADE
THIRST
WANTING
WEDGE
WOOD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PLAYING CARD SUITSStraightforward
GOLF CLUBSModerate
YEARNTricky
INSUFFICIENTDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PLAYING CARD SUITSStraightforward
YOU'LL FIND THESE SYMBOLS ON A STANDARD DECK OF CARDS+ 3 more…
GOLF CLUBSModerate
THESE ARE ALL TOOLS A GOLFER CARRIES IN THEIR BAG+ 3 more…
YEARNTricky
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO DEEPLY DESIRE OR CRAVE SOMETHING+ 3 more…
INSUFFICIENTDevious
THESE WORDS ALL SUGGEST NOT HAVING ENOUGH OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
Full solution
PLAYING CARD SUITSStraightforward
CLUB,DIAMOND,HEART,SPADE
CLUB, DIAMOND, HEART, and SPADE are the four suits in a standard deck of playing cards
GOLF CLUBSModerate
IRON,PUTTER,WEDGE,WOOD
IRON, PUTTER, WEDGE, and WOOD are all types of golf clubs used during a round of golf
YEARNTricky
ACHE,LONG,PINE,THIRST
ACHE, LONG, PINE, and THIRST are all synonyms meaning to yearn or deeply desire something
INSUFFICIENTDevious
LOW,SHORT,SHY,WANTING
LOW, SHORT, SHY, and WANTING all mean insufficient or lacking the required amount