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Monday, June 3, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 3, 2024

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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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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.

BALL
COIL
HONEYCOMB
LASER
MOVIE
ORGANISM
PLUCK
SCHOOL
SOLAR PANEL
SPOOL
SPREADSHEET
THREAD
VITAMIN
WAX
WIND
WRAP
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Themes

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

REMOVE, AS BODY HAIRStraightforward
TWIST AROUNDModerate
THINGS MADE OF CELLSTricky
B-___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

REMOVE, AS BODY HAIRStraightforward
METHODS USED AT A SALON OR SPA TO GET RID OF UNWANTED FUZZ+ 3 more…
TWIST AROUNDModerate
WAYS TO COIL OR LOOP SOMETHING AROUND ITSELF OR AN OBJECT+ 3 more…
THINGS MADE OF CELLSTricky
STRUCTURES FAMOUSLY DIVIDED INTO INDIVIDUAL CELLS+ 3 more…
B-___Devious
ADD 'B-' BEFORE EACH WORD TO MAKE A COMMON COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
REMOVE, AS BODY HAIRStraightforward
LASER,PLUCK,THREAD,WAX

LASER, PLUCK, THREAD, and WAX are all methods used to remove body hair

TWIST AROUNDModerate
COIL,SPOOL,WIND,WRAP

COIL, SPOOL, WIND, and WRAP all mean to twist or loop something around something else

THINGS MADE OF CELLSTricky
HONEYCOMB,ORGANISM,SOLAR PANEL,SPREADSHEET

HONEYCOMB, ORGANISM, SOLAR PANEL, and SPREADSHEET are all things made up of units called cells

B-___Devious
BALL,MOVIE,SCHOOL,VITAMIN

BALL, MOVIE, SCHOOL, and VITAMIN all follow 'B-' to make B-BALL, B-MOVIE, B-SCHOOL, and B-VITAMIN

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