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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 14, 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.

ADAM
ANGER
BEHOLD
CARPENTER
FEAR
FIRE
GET
HAPPINESS
LAND
PRESTO
RED
SECURE
SURPRISE
TADA
VOILA
WIN
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Themes

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

BASIC EMOTIONSStraightforward
BIT OF VOCAL FANFAREModerate
OBTAINTricky
___ ANTDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

BASIC EMOTIONSStraightforward
FEELINGS THAT ARE CONSIDERED UNIVERSAL AND FUNDAMENTAL+ 3 more…
BIT OF VOCAL FANFAREModerate
WORDS YOU MIGHT EXCLAIM WHEN REVEALING SOMETHING WITH A FLOURISH+ 3 more…
OBTAINTricky
SYNONYMS FOR ACQUIRING OR ACHIEVING SOMETHING+ 3 more…
___ ANTDevious
THESE WORDS PRECEDE 'ANT' TO NAME A TYPE OF ANT OR A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
BASIC EMOTIONSStraightforward
ANGER,FEAR,HAPPINESS,SURPRISE

ANGER, FEAR, HAPPINESS, and SURPRISE are all considered basic or primary human emotions in psychological frameworks like Paul Ekman's.

BIT OF VOCAL FANFAREModerate
BEHOLD,PRESTO,TADA,VOILA

BEHOLD, PRESTO, TADA, and VOILA are all exclamations used to dramatically announce or present something, often with a theatrical flair.

OBTAINTricky
GET,LAND,SECURE,WIN

GET, LAND, SECURE, and WIN all mean to obtain or acquire something, whether a job, prize, or goal.

___ ANTDevious
ADAM,CARPENTER,FIRE,RED

ADAM, CARPENTER, FIRE, and RED each precede ANT to form a compound word or phrase: ADAMANT, CARPENTER ANT, FIRE ANT, and RED ANT.

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