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Monday, May 6, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — May 6, 2024

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Word grid

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

BOTHER
COUPLE
FEW
FOOL
HANDFUL
JOIN
LINK
LOVERS
MAGICIAN
MANY
PAIN
PEST
SEVERAL
SOME
TIE
TOWER
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Themes

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

CONNECTStraightforward
NUISANCEModerate
QUANTITY WORDSTricky
TAROT CARDS, WITH “THE”Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

CONNECTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO FASTEN OR UNITE TWO THINGS TOGETHER+ 3 more…
NUISANCEModerate
WORDS FOR SOMETHING OR SOMEONE ANNOYING OR TROUBLESOME+ 3 more…
QUANTITY WORDSTricky
VAGUE WORDS DESCRIBING AN AMOUNT OR NUMBER+ 3 more…
TAROT CARDS, WITH “THE”Devious
THESE FOLLOW 'THE' IN A FAMOUS DECK OF MYSTICAL CARDS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
CONNECTStraightforward
COUPLE,JOIN,LINK,TIE

COUPLE, JOIN, LINK, and TIE all mean to connect or unite things together, synonyms for the word CONNECT

NUISANCEModerate
BOTHER,HANDFUL,PAIN,PEST

BOTHER, HANDFUL, PAIN, and PEST all describe an annoyance or nuisance

QUANTITY WORDSTricky
FEW,MANY,SEVERAL,SOME

FEW, MANY, SEVERAL, and SOME are all indefinite quantity words used to describe amounts without being specific

TAROT CARDS, WITH “THE”Devious
FOOL,LOVERS,MAGICIAN,TOWER

FOOL, LOVERS, MAGICIAN, and TOWER are all Major Arcana tarot cards known as 'The Fool,' 'The Lovers,' 'The Magician,' and 'The Tower'

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