Connections Hints
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 11, 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.
ACTION
BUTCHER
CAMERA
CAN
COULD
CUT
HEAD
LEAD
LIGHTS
MAY
MIGHT
PRIME
SCRAP
TOILET
TOP
WAX
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FILM SET DIRECTIVESStraightforward
CONDITIONAL WORDSModerate
FOREMOSTTricky
___ PAPERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FILM SET DIRECTIVESStraightforward
WORDS A DIRECTOR CALLS OUT ON A MOVIE SET+ 3 more…
CONDITIONAL WORDSModerate
WORDS EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY OR PERMISSION+ 3 more…
FOREMOSTTricky
SYNONYMS FOR NUMBER ONE OR MOST IMPORTANT+ 3 more…
___ PAPERDevious
EACH PRECEDES THE WORD PAPER TO NAME A SPECIFIC TYPE+ 3 more…
Full solution
FILM SET DIRECTIVESStraightforward
ACTION,CAMERA,CUT,LIGHTS
ACTION, CAMERA, CUT, and LIGHTS are the classic commands shouted on a film set during production
CONDITIONAL WORDSModerate
CAN,COULD,MAY,MIGHT
CAN, COULD, MAY, and MIGHT are all modal auxiliary verbs used to express possibility, ability, or permission
FOREMOSTTricky
HEAD,LEAD,PRIME,TOP
HEAD, LEAD, PRIME, and TOP all mean foremost or first in rank, position, or importance
___ PAPERDevious
BUTCHER,SCRAP,TOILET,WAX
BUTCHER, SCRAP, TOILET, and WAX can each precede PAPER to form a common compound word or phrase