Connections Hints
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 14, 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.
ARENA
BADGER
BOWL
BUG
DIVIDE
DOME
FIELD
FORK
FOX
HOUND
LINING
NAG
PART
SCREEN
SPLIT
SPOON
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PESTERStraightforward
SPORTS VENUESModerate
SEPARATETricky
SILVER ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PESTERStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO ANNOY OR PERSISTENTLY BOTHER SOMEONE+ 3 more…
SPORTS VENUESModerate
PLACES WHERE SPORTS FANS GATHER TO WATCH GAMES+ 3 more…
SEPARATETricky
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO DIVIDE INTO PARTS+ 3 more…
SILVER ___Devious
EACH WORD COMPLETES A COMPOUND PHRASE STARTING WITH A PRECIOUS METAL+ 3 more…
Full solution
PESTERStraightforward
BADGER,BUG,HOUND,NAG
BADGER, BUG, HOUND, and NAG all mean to pester or persistently annoy someone
SPORTS VENUESModerate
ARENA,BOWL,DOME,FIELD
ARENA, BOWL, DOME, and FIELD are all types of sports venues where games and events are held
SEPARATETricky
DIVIDE,FORK,PART,SPLIT
DIVIDE, FORK, PART, and SPLIT all mean to separate something into distinct pieces or directions
SILVER ___Devious
FOX,LINING,SCREEN,SPOON
SILVER FOX, SILVER LINING, SILVER SCREEN, and SILVER SPOON are all common compound phrases beginning with SILVER