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Sunday, January 21, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 21, 2024

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Word grid

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

BULB
CABIN
CANDLE
CRAYON
EAR
ENGINE
FLEECE
HEAD
HONEYCOMB
HOSE
NOSE
ROB
SEAL
STALK
STIFF
WING
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Themes

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

RIP OFFStraightforward
THINGS MADE OF WAXModerate
PARTS OF AN AIRPLANETricky
UNITS OF VEGETABLESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

RIP OFFStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO CHEAT OR SWINDLE SOMEONE+ 3 more…
THINGS MADE OF WAXModerate
THESE OBJECTS ARE ALL CRAFTED FROM THE SAME MATERIAL BEES AND CANDLES SHARE+ 3 more…
PARTS OF AN AIRPLANETricky
YOU'D FIND ALL OF THESE ON A COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT+ 3 more…
UNITS OF VEGETABLESDevious
EACH WORD DESCRIBES A NATURAL UNIT OR CLUSTER OF A SPECIFIC VEGETABLE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
RIP OFFStraightforward
FLEECE,HOSE,ROB,STIFF

FLEECE, HOSE, ROB, and STIFF are all informal verbs meaning to cheat or swindle someone out of money

THINGS MADE OF WAXModerate
CANDLE,CRAYON,HONEYCOMB,SEAL

CANDLE, CRAYON, HONEYCOMB, and SEAL are all things made of wax

PARTS OF AN AIRPLANETricky
CABIN,ENGINE,NOSE,WING

CABIN, ENGINE, NOSE, and WING are all structural or functional parts of an airplane

UNITS OF VEGETABLESDevious
BULB,EAR,HEAD,STALK

BULB (garlic), EAR (corn), HEAD (lettuce/cabbage), and STALK (celery/broccoli) are all units used to measure or describe specific vegetables

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