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Thursday, April 4, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — April 4, 2024

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Word grid

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

AXE
BODY
BOIL
BUBBLE
BUZZ
DART
FRY
GIFT
HORSESHOE
KICK
POACH
RING
RUSH
SCRAMBLE
SHRINK
THRILL
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Themes

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

WAYS TO PREPARE EGGSStraightforward
EXHILARATIONModerate
THROWN IN TARGET GAMESTricky
___ WRAPDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

WAYS TO PREPARE EGGSStraightforward
WHAT A CHEF DOES WITH EGGS FOR BREAKFAST+ 3 more…
EXHILARATIONModerate
WORDS FOR THAT EXCITING FEELING YOU GET+ 3 more…
THROWN IN TARGET GAMESTricky
OBJECTS YOU AIM AND TOSS AT A TARGET+ 3 more…
___ WRAPDevious
TYPES OF WRAP — JUST ADD THE RIGHT WORD BEFORE IT+ 3 more…
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Full solution
WAYS TO PREPARE EGGSStraightforward
BOIL,FRY,POACH,SCRAMBLE

BOIL, FRY, POACH, and SCRAMBLE are all common cooking methods used to prepare eggs.

EXHILARATIONModerate
BUZZ,KICK,RUSH,THRILL

BUZZ, KICK, RUSH, and THRILL all mean a feeling of exhilaration or excitement.

THROWN IN TARGET GAMESTricky
AXE,DART,HORSESHOE,RING

AXE, DART, HORSESHOE, and RING are all objects thrown at targets in classic throwing games.

___ WRAPDevious
BODY,BUBBLE,GIFT,SHRINK

BODY, BUBBLE, GIFT, and SHRINK all precede the word WRAP to form common compound words or phrases.

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