Connections Hints

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 15, 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.

BABE
BEETHOVEN
CHARLOTTE
COPY
FILE
FIND
HAMMER
JERK
LEVEL
PRINT
SAVE
SAW
TUG
WILLY
WRENCH
YANK
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

TOOLSStraightforward
PULLModerate
SHORTCUT COMMANDSTricky
TITLE MOVIE ANIMALSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

TOOLSStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND HANGING IN A WORKSHOP+ 3 more…
PULLModerate
WORDS MEANING TO TUG OR DRAG SUDDENLY+ 3 more…
SHORTCUT COMMANDSTricky
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS YOU USE EVERY DAY ON A COMPUTER+ 3 more…
TITLE MOVIE ANIMALSDevious
FAMOUS MOVIE ANIMALS KNOWN BY A SINGLE NAME+ 3 more…
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Full solution
TOOLSStraightforward
FILE,HAMMER,LEVEL,SAW

FILE, HAMMER, LEVEL, and SAW are all common hand tools found in a workshop or toolbox.

PULLModerate
JERK,TUG,WRENCH,YANK

JERK, TUG, WRENCH, and YANK all mean to pull something with a quick, forceful motion.

SHORTCUT COMMANDSTricky
COPY,FIND,PRINT,SAVE

COPY (Ctrl+C), FIND (Ctrl+F), PRINT (Ctrl+P), and SAVE (Ctrl+S) are all common keyboard shortcut commands.

TITLE MOVIE ANIMALSDevious
BABE,BEETHOVEN,CHARLOTTE,WILLY

BABE (pig), BEETHOVEN (dog), CHARLOTTE (spider from Charlotte's Web), and WILLY (orca from Free Willy) are all title animals from well-known movies.

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