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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 24, 2024

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Word grid

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

CALCULATOR
CALENDAR
CAMERA
CLOCK
CONE
DADA
EXPOSE
GRAMMY
IRIS
LENS
MUM
PATE
POPPY
PUPIL
RESUME
ROSE
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Themes

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

SMARTPHONE FEATURES BEGINNING WITH “C”Straightforward
PARTS OF THE EYEModerate
FAMILIAL NICKNAMESTricky
WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY WITH ACCENT MARKSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

SMARTPHONE FEATURES BEGINNING WITH “C”Straightforward
APPS OR FUNCTIONS YOU'D FIND ON ANY MODERN PHONE, ALL STARTING WITH THE SAME LETTER+ 3 more…
PARTS OF THE EYEModerate
LOOK CLOSELY — THESE ARE ALL COMPONENTS FOUND INSIDE THE HUMAN EYE+ 3 more…
FAMILIAL NICKNAMESTricky
WHAT A CHILD MIGHT CALL THEIR RELATIVES — AFFECTIONATE FAMILY NAMES+ 3 more…
WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY WITH ACCENT MARKSDevious
PLAIN ENGLISH WORDS THAT TRANSFORM INTO SOMETHING FANCIER WHEN YOU ADD ACCENT MARKS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
SMARTPHONE FEATURES BEGINNING WITH “C”Straightforward
CALCULATOR,CALENDAR,CAMERA,CLOCK

Calculator, Calendar, Camera, and Clock are all standard smartphone features/apps that begin with the letter C

PARTS OF THE EYEModerate
CONE,IRIS,LENS,PUPIL

Cone, Iris, Lens, and Pupil are all anatomical parts of the human eye

FAMILIAL NICKNAMESTricky
DADA,GRAMMY,MUM,POPPY

Dada, Grammy, Mum, and Poppy are all informal or affectionate nicknames used for family members (father, grandmother, mother, grandfather)

WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY WITH ACCENT MARKSDevious
EXPOSE,PATE,RESUME,ROSE

Exposé, Pâté, Résumé, and Rosé are all words borrowed from French that look like ordinary English words but are pronounced differently when written with their accent marks

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