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Monday, January 1, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 1, 2024

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

CAESAR
FEUD
GREEK
GREEN
MILLIONAIRE
PLANT
PYRAMID
SEED
WATER
WAY
WEDGE
WEE
WEED
WHEEL
WHOA
WHY
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

GARDENING NOUNS/VERBSStraightforward
KINDS OF SALADSModerate
CLASSIC GAME SHOWS, FAMILIARLYTricky
W + VOWEL SOUNDDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

GARDENING NOUNS/VERBSStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO OR FIND IN A BACKYARD GARDEN+ 3 more…
KINDS OF SALADSModerate
THESE ALL PRECEDE A CERTAIN LEAFY DISH+ 3 more…
CLASSIC GAME SHOWS, FAMILIARLYTricky
SHORTENED NAMES OF BELOVED TV GAME SHOWS+ 3 more…
W + VOWEL SOUNDDevious
EACH IS A 'W' + A VOWEL SOUND — LIKE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET SPOKEN ALOUD+ 3 more…
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Full solution
GARDENING NOUNS/VERBSStraightforward
PLANT,SEED,WATER,WEED

PLANT, SEED, WATER, and WEED are all common gardening nouns or verbs — things you do or deal with when tending a garden.

KINDS OF SALADSModerate
CAESAR,GREEK,GREEN,WEDGE

CAESAR, GREEK, GREEN, and WEDGE are all types of classic salads — Caesar salad, Greek salad, green salad, and wedge salad.

CLASSIC GAME SHOWS, FAMILIARLYTricky
FEUD,MILLIONAIRE,PYRAMID,WHEEL

FEUD (Family Feud), MILLIONAIRE (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire), PYRAMID (The $25,000 Pyramid), and WHEEL (Wheel of Fortune) are all classic game shows referred to by a single familiar word.

W + VOWEL SOUNDDevious
WAY,WEE,WHY,WHOA

WAY (letter A), WEE (letter E), WHY (letter Y), and WHOA (letter O) each sound like the letter 'W' followed by a vowel sound, mirroring how alphabet letters are pronounced.

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