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Friday, May 17, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — May 17, 2024

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Word grid

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

BASE
BATTER
CAN
CONTACT
DIRTY
FRUIT
GARDEN
LOW
MESSAGE
PING
PITCHER
PONG
SKULL
TABLECLOTH
TEXT
VILE
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Themes

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

CORRUPTStraightforward
REACH OUT TOModerate
CLASSIC STILL LIFE COMPONENTSTricky
BEER ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

CORRUPTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING MORALLY DEPRAVED OR WICKED+ 3 more…
REACH OUT TOModerate
WAYS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE+ 3 more…
CLASSIC STILL LIFE COMPONENTSTricky
OBJECTS YOU'D COMMONLY FIND PAINTED IN A TRADITIONAL STILL LIFE ARTWORK+ 3 more…
BEER ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'BEER' TO MAKE A COMMON COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
CORRUPTStraightforward
BASE,DIRTY,LOW,VILE

BASE, DIRTY, LOW, and VILE are all synonyms for corrupt or morally depraved

REACH OUT TOModerate
CONTACT,MESSAGE,PING,TEXT

CONTACT, MESSAGE, PING, and TEXT all mean to reach out and communicate with someone

CLASSIC STILL LIFE COMPONENTSTricky
FRUIT,PITCHER,SKULL,TABLECLOTH

FRUIT, PITCHER, SKULL, and TABLECLOTH are classic objects depicted in still life paintings

BEER ___Devious
BATTER,CAN,GARDEN,PONG

BATTER, CAN, GARDEN, and PONG each follow BEER to form common phrases: beer batter, beer can, beer garden, beer pong

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