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Sunday, November 5, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 5, 2023

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BICYCLE
BILLBOARD
EVEN
LANCE
LEVEL
PIN
PITCHFORK
QUADRANT
ROLLING STONE
SKEWER
SPIN
SPIT
STABLE
STEADY
TRILOGY
UNIFORM
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Themes

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

UNCHANGINGStraightforward
LONG, SHARP OBJECTSModerate
MUSIC PUBLICATIONSTricky
WORDS WITH NUMERICAL PREFIXESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

UNCHANGINGStraightforward
WORDS MEANING CONSISTENT OR UNWAVERING+ 3 more…
LONG, SHARP OBJECTSModerate
POINTED OBJECTS USED FOR PIERCING OR SKEWERING+ 3 more…
MUSIC PUBLICATIONSTricky
WELL-KNOWN MUSIC MAGAZINES OR MEDIA OUTLETS+ 3 more…
WORDS WITH NUMERICAL PREFIXESDevious
EACH WORD SECRETLY CONTAINS A NUMBER AT ITS START+ 3 more…
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Full solution
UNCHANGINGStraightforward
EVEN,LEVEL,STABLE,STEADY

EVEN, LEVEL, STABLE, and STEADY all mean constant, balanced, or not changing.

LONG, SHARP OBJECTSModerate
LANCE,PIN,SKEWER,SPIT

LANCE, PIN, SKEWER, and SPIT are all long, sharp objects used to pierce things.

MUSIC PUBLICATIONSTricky
BILLBOARD,PITCHFORK,ROLLING STONE,SPIN

BILLBOARD, PITCHFORK, ROLLING STONE, and SPIN are all famous music publications.

WORDS WITH NUMERICAL PREFIXESDevious
UNIFORM,BICYCLE,TRILOGY,QUADRANT

UNIFORM (uni=1), BICYCLE (bi=2), TRILOGY (tri=3), and QUADRANT (quad=4) each begin with a Latin or Greek numerical prefix.

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