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Saturday, May 4, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — May 4, 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.

CARROT
CYLINDER
FANCY
HURTS
JEWEL
LIKE
LITERALLY
LOVE
OM
PIN
RELISH
SAVOR
SPRING
TUMBLER
UM
WELL
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Themes

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

ENJOYStraightforward
FILLER WORDSModerate
COMPONENTS OF A LOCKTricky
HOMOPHONES OF UNITS OF MEASUREDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

ENJOYStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO TAKE PLEASURE IN SOMETHING+ 3 more…
FILLER WORDSModerate
WORDS PEOPLE SAY TO BUY TIME OR ADD EMPHASIS IN SPEECH+ 3 more…
COMPONENTS OF A LOCKTricky
PARTS FOUND INSIDE A LOCK MECHANISM+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF UNITS OF MEASUREDevious
THESE WORDS SOUND LIKE UNITS OF MEASUREMENT WHEN SPOKEN ALOUD+ 3 more…
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Full solution
ENJOYStraightforward
FANCY,LOVE,RELISH,SAVOR

FANCY, LOVE, RELISH, and SAVOR all mean to enjoy or take pleasure in something

FILLER WORDSModerate
LIKE,LITERALLY,UM,WELL

LIKE, LITERALLY, UM, and WELL are all common filler words used in everyday speech

COMPONENTS OF A LOCKTricky
CYLINDER,PIN,SPRING,TUMBLER

CYLINDER, PIN, SPRING, and TUMBLER are all components found inside a lock

HOMOPHONES OF UNITS OF MEASUREDevious
CARROT,HURTS,JEWEL,OM

CARROT sounds like CARAT, HURTS sounds like HERTZ, JEWEL sounds like JOULE, and OM sounds like OHM — all units of measure

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