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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 28, 2024

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

AMERICAN
BLUE
CUBAN
DATE
DUTCH
HAMMER
HURDLE
JACK
JAVELIN
JEOPARDY
KITTEN
POLE
SPACE
STILETTO
SWISS
WEDGE
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

CHEESES, FAMILIARLYStraightforward
TRACK AND FIELD EQUIPMENTModerate
KINDS OF HEELSTricky
DOUBLE ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

CHEESES, FAMILIARLYStraightforward
NICKNAMES FOR POPULAR CHEESES YOU'D FIND AT THE DELI COUNTER+ 3 more…
TRACK AND FIELD EQUIPMENTModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND AT AN ATHLETICS COMPETITION ON THE FIELD+ 3 more…
KINDS OF HEELSTricky
TYPES OF SHOE HEELS WITH DISTINCTIVE HEIGHTS OR SHAPES+ 3 more…
DOUBLE ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'DOUBLE' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
CHEESES, FAMILIARLYStraightforward
AMERICAN,BLUE,JACK,SWISS

AMERICAN, BLUE, JACK, and SWISS are all informal names for common cheeses (American cheese, blue cheese, Monterey Jack, Swiss cheese)

TRACK AND FIELD EQUIPMENTModerate
HAMMER,HURDLE,JAVELIN,POLE

HAMMER, HURDLE, JAVELIN, and POLE are all equipment used in track and field events (hammer throw, hurdles, javelin throw, pole vault)

KINDS OF HEELSTricky
CUBAN,KITTEN,STILETTO,WEDGE

CUBAN, KITTEN, STILETTO, and WEDGE are all types of heels found on shoes and boots

DOUBLE ___Devious
DATE,DUTCH,JEOPARDY,SPACE

DATE, DUTCH, JEOPARDY, and SPACE all follow 'double' to form compound words or phrases: double date, double Dutch, double jeopardy, double space

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