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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 16, 2024

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Word grid

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

BOOB
CANT
CON
DOPE
DUPE
EGGSHELL
FOOL
GIGGLE
HELLO
LEAN
LIST
SCOOP
SKINNY
SLOPE
TRICK
WORD
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Themes

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

DECEIVEStraightforward
INSIDE INFOModerate
TILT TO ONE SIDETricky
WORDS SPELLED WITH AN UPSIDE-DOWN CALCULATORDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

DECEIVEStraightforward
WAYS TO PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES+ 3 more…
INSIDE INFOModerate
THE LOWDOWN, THE BUZZ, WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON+ 3 more…
TILT TO ONE SIDETricky
WHAT A LEANING TOWER OR A SINKING SHIP MIGHT DO+ 3 more…
WORDS SPELLED WITH AN UPSIDE-DOWN CALCULATORDevious
FLIP YOUR CALCULATOR UPSIDE DOWN AND READ THESE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
DECEIVEStraightforward
CON,DUPE,FOOL,TRICK

CON, DUPE, FOOL, and TRICK all mean to deceive or mislead someone.

INSIDE INFOModerate
DOPE,SCOOP,SKINNY,WORD

DOPE, SCOOP, SKINNY, and WORD are all slang terms for insider information or the latest news.

TILT TO ONE SIDETricky
CANT,LEAN,LIST,SLOPE

CANT, LEAN, LIST, and SLOPE all describe angling or tilting to one side.

WORDS SPELLED WITH AN UPSIDE-DOWN CALCULATORDevious
BOOB,EGGSHELL,GIGGLE,HELLO

BOOB (8008), EGGSHELL (7734573), GIGGLE (379919), and HELLO (07734) are words formed by reading calculator digits upside down.

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