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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 7, 2024
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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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.
BOB
CIRCLE
CRAB
CROSS
DIAMOND
FEAST
FREE
HOOK
PANTS
RAY
SPONGE
SQUARE
SQUID
THAT
TRIANGLE
WEAVE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SEA CREATURESStraightforward
BASIC TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHAPESModerate
BOXING MANEUVERSTricky
FANCY ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SEA CREATURESStraightforward
YOU MIGHT FIND THESE IN THE OCEAN OR ON A SEAFOOD MENU+ 3 more…
BASIC TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHAPESModerate
THESE ARE FLAT FIGURES YOU LEARNED TO DRAW IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GEOMETRY+ 3 more…
BOXING MANEUVERSTricky
THESE MOVES MIGHT HELP YOU AVOID A PUNCH OR LAND ONE IN THE RING+ 3 more…
FANCY ___Devious
ADD 'FANCY' BEFORE EACH WORD TO COMPLETE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
SEA CREATURESStraightforward
CRAB,RAY,SPONGE,SQUID
CRAB, RAY, SPONGE, and SQUID are all creatures found in the sea
BASIC TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHAPESModerate
CIRCLE,DIAMOND,SQUARE,TRIANGLE
CIRCLE, DIAMOND, SQUARE, and TRIANGLE are all basic 2D geometric shapes
BOXING MANEUVERSTricky
BOB,CROSS,HOOK,WEAVE
BOB, CROSS, HOOK, and WEAVE are all techniques used in boxing
FANCY ___Devious
FEAST,FREE,PANTS,THAT
FEAST, FREE, PANTS, and THAT all follow 'FANCY' to make common phrases: Fancy Feast, Fancy Free, Fancy Pants, Fancy That