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Saturday, February 10, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 10, 2024
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUTTER
CANARY
CAT
COW
DRAGON
FINK
FIRE
HORSE
JAM
MOUNTAIN
PACK
RAT
SNITCH
SQUEEZE
STUFF
TRIANGLE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
STOOL PIGEONStraightforward
CRAM INTO A TIGHT SPACEModerate
YOGA POSESTricky
___FLYDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
STOOL PIGEONStraightforward
WORDS FOR SOMEONE WHO TATTLES TO THE AUTHORITIES+ 3 more…
CRAM INTO A TIGHT SPACEModerate
VERBS FOR FORCING SOMETHING INTO A SMALL SPACE+ 3 more…
YOGA POSESTricky
POSITIONS YOU MIGHT HOLD IN A YOGA CLASS+ 3 more…
___FLYDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'FLY' TO NAME A WINGED CREATURE+ 3 more…
Full solution
STOOL PIGEONStraightforward
CANARY,FINK,RAT,SNITCH
CANARY, FINK, RAT, and SNITCH are all slang terms for an informant or someone who tells on others.
CRAM INTO A TIGHT SPACEModerate
JAM,PACK,SQUEEZE,STUFF
JAM, PACK, SQUEEZE, and STUFF all mean to forcefully fit something into a confined or tight space.
YOGA POSESTricky
CAT,COW,MOUNTAIN,TRIANGLE
CAT, COW, MOUNTAIN, and TRIANGLE are all names of specific yoga poses practiced in yoga classes.
___FLYDevious
BUTTER,DRAGON,FIRE,HORSE
BUTTER, DRAGON, FIRE, and HORSE each combine with FLY to form a compound word: butterfly, dragonfly, firefly, and horsefly.