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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 14, 2024
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BRUSH
CLAW
FRUIT
GRAZE
HUG
KISS
ODD
OYSTER
PERFECT
PLUM
PRIME
SKIM
SOY
WHOLE
WITNESS
XO
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TOUCH LIGHTLYStraightforward
KINDS OF NUMBERSModerate
SAUCES IN CHINESE CUISINETricky
BEAR ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TOUCH LIGHTLYStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO MAKE GENTLE, BARELY-THERE CONTACT+ 3 more…
KINDS OF NUMBERSModerate
THESE ARE ALL TYPES YOU'D LEARN ABOUT IN A MATH CLASS+ 3 more…
SAUCES IN CHINESE CUISINETricky
THESE ALL PRECEDE 'SAUCE' IN CHINESE COOKING+ 3 more…
BEAR ___Devious
PUT 'BEAR' IN FRONT OF EACH OF THESE WORDS TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
TOUCH LIGHTLYStraightforward
BRUSH,GRAZE,KISS,SKIM
BRUSH, GRAZE, KISS, and SKIM all describe touching something very lightly or making brief, gentle contact
KINDS OF NUMBERSModerate
ODD,PERFECT,PRIME,WHOLE
ODD, PERFECT, PRIME, and WHOLE are all categories used to classify numbers in mathematics
SAUCES IN CHINESE CUISINETricky
OYSTER,PLUM,SOY,XO
OYSTER, PLUM, SOY, and XO are all sauces commonly used in Chinese cuisine
BEAR ___Devious
CLAW,FRUIT,HUG,WITNESS
CLAW (bear claw pastry), FRUIT (bearfruit/bear fruit), HUG (bear hug), and WITNESS (bear witness) all follow the word BEAR