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Saturday, February 24, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 24, 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.
CORE
FACTORY
FEATHER
HEAVY
LIGHT
MIDDLE
MILL
PLANT
RIND
SEED
SHOP
STEM
WIND
WINE
WING
WINK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MANUFACTURING LOCATIONSStraightforward
WIN + LETTERModerate
PARTS OF FRUIT YOU MIGHT NOT EATTricky
WEIGHTS IN BOXINGDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MANUFACTURING LOCATIONSStraightforward
PLACES WHERE THINGS ARE MADE OR PRODUCED+ 3 more…
WIN + LETTERModerate
ADD A LETTER TO WIN TO MAKE A NEW WORD+ 3 more…
PARTS OF FRUIT YOU MIGHT NOT EATTricky
PARTS OF FRUIT THAT TYPICALLY END UP IN THE TRASH OR COMPOST+ 3 more…
WEIGHTS IN BOXINGDevious
THESE PRECEDE THE WORD 'WEIGHT' IN BOXING CLASSIFICATIONS+ 3 more…
Full solution
MANUFACTURING LOCATIONSStraightforward
FACTORY,MILL,PLANT,SHOP
FACTORY, MILL, PLANT, and SHOP are all places where goods are manufactured or produced.
WIN + LETTERModerate
WIND,WINE,WING,WINK
WIND, WINE, WING, and WINK are all formed by adding a letter (D, E, G, K) to the word WIN.
PARTS OF FRUIT YOU MIGHT NOT EATTricky
CORE,RIND,SEED,STEM
CORE, RIND, SEED, and STEM are all parts of fruit that people generally discard rather than eat.
WEIGHTS IN BOXINGDevious
FEATHER,HEAVY,LIGHT,MIDDLE
FEATHER, HEAVY, LIGHT, and MIDDLE are all boxing weight classes (featherweight, heavyweight, lightweight, middleweight).