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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 27, 2024
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANIMAL
CORPORATE
GOLDFISH
HEADBAND
MULLET
NEON
OYSTER
PIKE
RITZ
ROPE
SALMON
SPANDEX
SPLIT
STRADDLE
TUCK
WORD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
'80S FASHION TRENDSStraightforward
GYMNASTICS POSITIONSModerate
KINDS OF CRACKERSTricky
___ LADDERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
'80S FASHION TRENDSStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN AT A 1985 MALL+ 3 more…
GYMNASTICS POSITIONSModerate
BODY SHAPES A GYMNAST MIGHT HOLD IN THE AIR+ 3 more…
KINDS OF CRACKERSTricky
SNACK CRACKERS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A LUNCHBOX OR SOUP BOWL+ 3 more…
___ LADDERDevious
WORDS THAT CAN PRECEDE 'LADDER' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
'80S FASHION TRENDSStraightforward
HEADBAND,MULLET,NEON,SPANDEX
HEADBAND, MULLET, NEON, and SPANDEX were all iconic fashion trends of the 1980s.
GYMNASTICS POSITIONSModerate
PIKE,SPLIT,STRADDLE,TUCK
PIKE, SPLIT, STRADDLE, and TUCK are all positions used in gymnastics routines.
KINDS OF CRACKERSTricky
ANIMAL,GOLDFISH,OYSTER,RITZ
ANIMAL, GOLDFISH, OYSTER, and RITZ are all well-known types or brands of crackers.
___ LADDERDevious
CORPORATE,ROPE,SALMON,WORD
CORPORATE, ROPE, SALMON, and WORD can all precede LADDER to form common compound phrases: corporate ladder, rope ladder, salmon ladder, word ladder.