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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 6, 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.

BASEBALL
COURTROOM
DRAW
DRIVE
DUGOUT
GRAPEFRUIT
GYM
MARBLE
PARK
PEA
PROMPT
PROPEL
PUSH
REVERSE
SKIP
WILD
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Themes

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

MOVE TO ACTIONStraightforward
UNO CARDSModerate
HAIL SIZE COMPARISONSTricky
PLACES WITH BENCHESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

MOVE TO ACTIONStraightforward
WORDS THAT MEAN TO MOTIVATE OR URGE SOMEONE INTO ACTION+ 3 more…
UNO CARDSModerate
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A HAND DURING A CARD GAME NIGHT+ 3 more…
HAIL SIZE COMPARISONSTricky
METEOROLOGISTS USE THESE OBJECTS TO DESCRIBE HOW BIG HAILSTONES ARE+ 3 more…
PLACES WITH BENCHESDevious
EACH OF THESE LOCATIONS IS KNOWN FOR HAVING BENCHES WHERE PEOPLE SIT+ 3 more…
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Full solution
MOVE TO ACTIONStraightforward
DRIVE,PROMPT,PROPEL,PUSH

DRIVE, PROMPT, PROPEL, and PUSH all mean to motivate or move someone to take action.

UNO CARDSModerate
DRAW,REVERSE,SKIP,WILD

DRAW, REVERSE, SKIP, and WILD are all types of cards found in the game Uno.

HAIL SIZE COMPARISONSTricky
BASEBALL,GRAPEFRUIT,MARBLE,PEA

BASEBALL, GRAPEFRUIT, MARBLE, and PEA are all objects used to compare and describe the size of hailstones in weather reports.

PLACES WITH BENCHESDevious
COURTROOM,DUGOUT,GYM,PARK

COURTROOM, DUGOUT, GYM, and PARK all contain benches as a notable feature of the space.

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