Connections Hints
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 18, 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.
ACT
BLUFF
CHARADE
CLIFF
CRAG
FRONT
GANDER
GLANCE
GLIMPSE
LEDGE
LOOK
PEAK
PEEK
PEKE
PIQUE
RIDGE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
QUICK PEEKStraightforward
DECEITModerate
PARTS OF A MOUNTAINTricky
HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
QUICK PEEKStraightforward
A BRIEF LOOK, NOTHING MORE+ 3 more…
DECEITModerate
WAYS TO PUT ON A FALSE SHOW+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A MOUNTAINTricky
ROCKY FEATURES YOU'D FIND ON A MOUNTAIN'S FACE+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONESDevious
FOUR WORDS THAT SOUND EXACTLY ALIKE BUT ARE SPELLED DIFFERENTLY+ 3 more…
Full solution
QUICK PEEKStraightforward
GANDER,GLANCE,GLIMPSE,LOOK
GANDER, GLANCE, GLIMPSE, and LOOK all mean a quick or brief look at something.
DECEITModerate
ACT,BLUFF,CHARADE,FRONT
ACT, BLUFF, CHARADE, and FRONT all refer to forms of deception or pretense.
PARTS OF A MOUNTAINTricky
CLIFF,CRAG,LEDGE,RIDGE
CLIFF, CRAG, LEDGE, and RIDGE are all physical features or parts of a mountain.
HOMOPHONESDevious
PEAK,PEEK,PEKE,PIQUE
PEAK (mountain top), PEEK (a quick look), PEKE (a Pekingese dog), and PIQUE (curiosity or irritation) are all homophones of each other.