Connections Hints
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 28, 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.
BOLT
BUMPER
CARDINAL
DART
DASH
HANCOCK
HOLIDAY
HOOD
JAY
LARK
MONK
PARKER
SWIFT
TIRE
TRUNK
ZIP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PARTS OF A CARStraightforward
MOVE QUICKLYModerate
BIRDSTricky
JAZZ LEGENDSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PARTS OF A CARStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND ON THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR VEHICLE+ 3 more…
MOVE QUICKLYModerate
WORDS MEANING TO RUSH OR SPEED+ 3 more…
BIRDSTricky
FEATHERED CREATURES THAT CAN ALSO BE NAMES OR WORDS FOR SOMETHING ELSE+ 3 more…
JAZZ LEGENDSDevious
SURNAMES OF ICONIC MUSICIANS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF JAZZ+ 3 more…
Full solution
PARTS OF A CARStraightforward
BUMPER,HOOD,TIRE,TRUNK
BUMPER, HOOD, TIRE, and TRUNK are all physical parts found on a car
MOVE QUICKLYModerate
BOLT,DART,DASH,ZIP
BOLT, DART, DASH, and ZIP all mean to move very quickly
BIRDSTricky
CARDINAL,JAY,LARK,SWIFT
CARDINAL, JAY, LARK, and SWIFT are all birds, though each word has other meanings too
JAZZ LEGENDSDevious
HANCOCK,HOLIDAY,MONK,PARKER
Herbie HANCOCK, Billie HOLIDAY, Thelonious MONK, and Charlie PARKER are all legendary jazz musicians