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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 13, 2023
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BAWDY
BLUE
BOUGH
BUNKER
COARSE
COUGH
DOUGH
ENOUGH
FAIRWAY
GREEN
MERCY
RISQUE
ROUGH
STOP
TOUGH
UNCLE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GOLF COURSE PARTSStraightforward
“I GIVE!”Moderate
INDECENTTricky
”-OUGH” WORDS THAT DON’T RHYMEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GOLF COURSE PARTSStraightforward
WHERE YOU'D FIND A SAND TRAP, THE PUTTING SURFACE, AND MORE+ 3 more…
“I GIVE!”Moderate
THINGS YOU MIGHT CRY OUT WHEN YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH AND WANT TO SURRENDER+ 3 more…
INDECENTTricky
WORDS MEANING VULGAR OR OFF-COLOR+ 3 more…
”-OUGH” WORDS THAT DON’T RHYMEDevious
FOUR SPELLINGS OF '-OUGH' THAT EACH SOUND COMPLETELY DIFFERENT+ 3 more…
Full solution
GOLF COURSE PARTSStraightforward
BUNKER,FAIRWAY,GREEN,ROUGH
Bunker, fairway, green, and rough are all distinct sections or features found on a golf course
“I GIVE!”Moderate
ENOUGH,MERCY,STOP,UNCLE
Enough, mercy, stop, and uncle are all expressions someone might say to signal they give up or want something to cease
INDECENTTricky
BAWDY,BLUE,COARSE,RISQUE
Bawdy, blue, coarse, and risqué all mean suggestive, vulgar, or indecent in tone or content
”-OUGH” WORDS THAT DON’T RHYMEDevious
BOUGH,COUGH,DOUGH,TOUGH
Bough (rhymes with cow), cough (rhymes with off), dough (rhymes with go), and tough (rhymes with stuff) all end in -ough but are pronounced differently