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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 18, 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.
BITE
BORE
BOXER
BREEZE
DRAFT
DRAG
GOGGLE
GUST
KICK
PANT
PUFF
SNOOZE
TANG
TONG
YAWN
ZIP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SOMETHING TIRESOMEStraightforward
BIT OF WINDModerate
PIQUANCYTricky
SINGULAR OF THINGS SEEN IN PAIRSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SOMETHING TIRESOMEStraightforward
WORDS FOR SOMETHING DULL OR TEDIOUS+ 3 more…
BIT OF WINDModerate
THESE ARE ALL GENTLE OR STRONG MOVEMENTS OF AIR+ 3 more…
PIQUANCYTricky
WORDS FOR A SHARP, SPICY FLAVOR+ 3 more…
SINGULAR OF THINGS SEEN IN PAIRSDevious
DROP THE 'S' AND THESE ARE THINGS YOU'D NORMALLY SAY IN PLURAL+ 3 more…
Full solution
SOMETHING TIRESOMEStraightforward
BORE,DRAG,SNOOZE,YAWN
BORE, DRAG, SNOOZE, and YAWN are all informal words for something tiresome or mind-numbingly dull.
BIT OF WINDModerate
BREEZE,DRAFT,GUST,PUFF
BREEZE, DRAFT, GUST, and PUFF are all words describing a small or moderate amount of moving air or wind.
PIQUANCYTricky
BITE,KICK,TANG,ZIP
BITE, KICK, TANG, and ZIP all refer to a sharp, lively, or spicy quality in food or flavor, i.e., piquancy.
SINGULAR OF THINGS SEEN IN PAIRSDevious
BOXER,GOGGLE,PANT,TONG
BOXER, GOGGLE, PANT, and TONG are the singular forms of words (boxers, goggles, pants, tongs) that are almost always used in the plural form.