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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 13, 2024
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BANANAS
DAIRY
EGG
FIGURE
FISH
FROZEN
GOAD
JAWBREAKER
MEATBALL
MOZZARELLA
ORANGE
PRODUCE
SNACK
SPUR
STEADY
URGE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ENCOURAGE, WITH "ON"Straightforward
SPHERICAL FOODSModerate
GROCERY STORE AISLESTricky
GO ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ENCOURAGE, WITH "ON"Straightforward
WORDS THAT MEAN TO MOTIVATE OR PUSH SOMEONE FORWARD, OFTEN PAIRED WITH 'ON'+ 3 more…
SPHERICAL FOODSModerate
ROUND FOODS YOU MIGHT FIND ROLLING OFF YOUR PLATE+ 3 more…
GROCERY STORE AISLESTricky
SECTIONS YOU'D NAVIGATE WITH A CART AT THE SUPERMARKET+ 3 more…
GO ___Devious
WORDS THAT COMPLETE THE PHRASE 'GO ___' TO MAKE COMMON EXPRESSIONS+ 3 more…
Full solution
ENCOURAGE, WITH "ON"Straightforward
EGG,GOAD,SPUR,URGE
EGG, GOAD, SPUR, and URGE all mean to encourage or prod someone, and each can precede or pair with 'on' (egg on, goad on, spur on, urge on)
SPHERICAL FOODSModerate
JAWBREAKER,MEATBALL,MOZZARELLA,ORANGE
JAWBREAKER, MEATBALL, MOZZARELLA, and ORANGE are all foods that are notably spherical in shape
GROCERY STORE AISLESTricky
DAIRY,FROZEN,PRODUCE,SNACK
DAIRY, FROZEN, PRODUCE, and SNACK are all common aisle categories found in a grocery store
GO ___Devious
BANANAS,FIGURE,FISH,STEADY
BANANAS, FIGURE, FISH, and STEADY all follow 'GO' to form familiar phrases: go bananas, go figure, go fish, go steady