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Thursday, January 18, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 18, 2024

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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.

BLUE
CHAIN
COVER
GRANDSTAND
GREEN
LOVE
MAIN
PARAMOUNT
PEACOCK
POSTURE
PRIME
SCARLET
STRUT
SUPREME
WHITE
YELLOW
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Themes

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

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FOREMOSTModerate
COLORS IN BRAZIL’S FLAGTricky
___ LETTERDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

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BEHAVE LIKE YOU'RE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE ROOM+ 3 more…
FOREMOSTModerate
WORDS MEANING TOP-RANKED OR MOST IMPORTANT+ 3 more…
COLORS IN BRAZIL’S FLAGTricky
LOOK TO A SOUTH AMERICAN NATION'S FLAG FOR THESE HUES+ 3 more…
___ LETTERDevious
EACH OF THESE PRECEDES THE WORD LETTER+ 3 more…
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Full solution
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GRANDSTAND,PEACOCK,POSTURE,STRUT

GRANDSTAND, PEACOCK, POSTURE, and STRUT all mean to show off or behave ostentatiously.

FOREMOSTModerate
MAIN,PARAMOUNT,PRIME,SUPREME

MAIN, PARAMOUNT, PRIME, and SUPREME all mean foremost or of the highest importance.

COLORS IN BRAZIL’S FLAGTricky
BLUE,GREEN,WHITE,YELLOW

BLUE, GREEN, WHITE, and YELLOW are the four colors found on the flag of Brazil.

___ LETTERDevious
CHAIN,COVER,LOVE,SCARLET

CHAIN, COVER, LOVE, and SCARLET each precede LETTER to form common compound words or phrases (chain letter, cover letter, love letter, scarlet letter).

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