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Saturday, November 25, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 25, 2023
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
96
AMOUNT
CANAL
CHANNEL
HIDDEN
MOW
NOON
NUMBER
PRIVATE
QUANTITY
REMOTE
SECRET
SIS
SOUND
STRAIT
VOLUME
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SECLUDEDStraightforward
AGGREGATE SIZEModerate
BODIES OF WATERTricky
READS THE SAME ROTATED 180°Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SECLUDEDStraightforward
WORDS MEANING AWAY FROM OTHERS OR OUT OF SIGHT+ 3 more…
AGGREGATE SIZEModerate
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH OF SOMETHING THERE IS+ 3 more…
BODIES OF WATERTricky
NARROW WATERWAYS THAT CONNECT OR SEPARATE LANDMASSES+ 3 more…
READS THE SAME ROTATED 180°Devious
THESE LOOK THE SAME WHEN YOU FLIP THEM UPSIDE DOWN+ 3 more…
Full solution
SECLUDEDStraightforward
HIDDEN,PRIVATE,REMOTE,SECRET
HIDDEN, PRIVATE, REMOTE, and SECRET all describe something secluded or away from public view.
AGGREGATE SIZEModerate
AMOUNT,NUMBER,QUANTITY,VOLUME
AMOUNT, NUMBER, QUANTITY, and VOLUME all refer to the aggregate size or total measure of something.
BODIES OF WATERTricky
CANAL,CHANNEL,SOUND,STRAIT
CANAL, CHANNEL, SOUND, and STRAIT are all types of narrow bodies of water, often used for navigation.
READS THE SAME ROTATED 180°Devious
96,MOW,NOON,SIS
96, MOW, NOON, and SIS all appear identical when rotated 180 degrees, due to their rotational symmetry.