Connections Hints
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 6, 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.
BULL
CAN
CAPITOL
CLEF
COLUMBIA
CRAB
GEM
ISLAND
LIB
NOTE
REST
SCALES
STAFF
TAU
TWINS
VIRGIN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FOUND ON SHEET MUSICStraightforward
ZODIAC SYMBOLSModerate
RECORD LABELSTricky
ZODIAC SIGN BEGINNINGSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FOUND ON SHEET MUSICStraightforward
THINGS A MUSICIAN READS ON A PAGE OF MUSIC+ 3 more…
ZODIAC SYMBOLSModerate
CREATURES AND OBJECTS THAT REPRESENT ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS+ 3 more…
RECORD LABELSTricky
FAMOUS MUSIC COMPANIES THAT RELEASE ALBUMS+ 3 more…
ZODIAC SIGN BEGINNINGSDevious
FIRST THREE LETTERS OF ZODIAC SIGN NAMES+ 3 more…
Full solution
FOUND ON SHEET MUSICStraightforward
CLEF,NOTE,REST,STAFF
CLEF, NOTE, REST, and STAFF are all elements you find printed on sheet music
ZODIAC SYMBOLSModerate
BULL,CRAB,SCALES,TWINS
BULL (Taurus), CRAB (Cancer), SCALES (Libra), and TWINS (Gemini) are the symbols for four zodiac signs
RECORD LABELSTricky
CAPITOL,COLUMBIA,VIRGIN,ISLAND
CAPITOL, COLUMBIA, VIRGIN, and ISLAND are all well-known record labels in the music industry
ZODIAC SIGN BEGINNINGSDevious
CAN,GEM,LIB,TAU
CAN(cer), GEM(ini), LIB(ra), and TAU(rus) are the first three letters of four zodiac sign names