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Friday, March 29, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — March 29, 2024

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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.

ARMY
BABY
COLONY
DAISY
GOOFY
HAPPY
LADY
LIVERY
MIGHTY
NAVY
PRETTY
REALLY
SHINY
SKY
TIFFANY
VERY
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Themes

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

ESPECIALLYStraightforward
DISNEY CHARACTERSModerate
KINDS OF BLUETricky
BODY PARTS PLUS "Y"Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

ESPECIALLYStraightforward
WORDS THAT INTENSIFY AN ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB+ 3 more…
DISNEY CHARACTERSModerate
FAMOUS FACES FROM THE MAGIC KINGDOM+ 3 more…
KINDS OF BLUETricky
SHADES OF A COOL, CALM COLOR+ 3 more…
BODY PARTS PLUS "Y"Devious
ADD A 'Y' TO A BODY PART TO GET THESE WORDS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
ESPECIALLYStraightforward
MIGHTY,PRETTY,REALLY,VERY

MIGHTY, PRETTY, REALLY, and VERY are all adverbs used to mean 'especially' or 'to a great degree,' as in 'very happy' or 'pretty good.'

DISNEY CHARACTERSModerate
DAISY,GOOFY,HAPPY,LADY

DAISY (Duck), GOOFY, HAPPY (one of the Seven Dwarfs), and LADY (from Lady and the Tramp) are all classic Disney characters.

KINDS OF BLUETricky
BABY,NAVY,SKY,TIFFANY

BABY blue, NAVY blue, SKY blue, and TIFFANY blue are all distinct shades of the color blue.

BODY PARTS PLUS "Y"Devious
ARMY,COLONY,LIVERY,SHINY

Each word contains a body part with a 'Y' appended: ARM+Y, COLON+Y, LIVER+Y, SHIN+Y.

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