Connections Hints

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 11, 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.

BALL
BLAST
BOOM
CLUE
DOLLY
GRIP
KICK
LENS
LIFE
LIGHT
RIOT
ROOM
SHORT
SPARE
THIN
TRIPOD
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Themes

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

SPARSE/LACKINGStraightforward
FUN TIMEModerate
FILMMAKING EQUIPMENTTricky
“GET A ___!”Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

SPARSE/LACKINGStraightforward
WORDS MEANING NOT ENOUGH OR BARELY SUFFICIENT+ 3 more…
FUN TIMEModerate
SLANG WORDS FOR HAVING A GREAT TIME+ 3 more…
FILMMAKING EQUIPMENTTricky
TOOLS YOU'D FIND ON A PROFESSIONAL FILM SET+ 3 more…
“GET A ___!”Devious
COMPLETE THE PHRASE 'GET A ___!' AS AN EXASPERATED COMMAND+ 3 more…
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Full solution
SPARSE/LACKINGStraightforward
LIGHT,SHORT,SPARE,THIN

LIGHT, SHORT, SPARE, and THIN all mean lacking in quantity or barely adequate — as in 'light on details' or 'running short'

FUN TIMEModerate
BALL,BLAST,KICK,RIOT

BALL, BLAST, KICK, and RIOT are all informal words meaning a great time or something hilarious/exciting

FILMMAKING EQUIPMENTTricky
BOOM,DOLLY,LENS,TRIPOD

BOOM (microphone arm), DOLLY (camera cart), LENS (camera glass), and TRIPOD (three-legged stand) are all filmmaking equipment

“GET A ___!”Devious
CLUE,GRIP,LIFE,ROOM

CLUE, GRIP, LIFE, and ROOM all follow 'Get a' as common exclamatory phrases — 'Get a clue!', 'Get a grip!', 'Get a life!', 'Get a room!'

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