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Saturday, June 22, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 22, 2024

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Word grid

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

BIRDS
BRAT
CHAIN
DOG
DRIVER
FOG
FRANK
IRON
LINK
OMEN
RING
SERIES
STRING
TRAIN
WEDGE
WOOD
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Themes

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

ONE THING AFTER ANOTHERStraightforward
KINDS OF GOLF CLUBSModerate
HORROR MOVIES, WITH “THE”Tricky
WORDS FOR SAUSAGEDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

ONE THING AFTER ANOTHERStraightforward
WORDS FOR A SEQUENCE OR SUCCESSION OF THINGS+ 3 more…
KINDS OF GOLF CLUBSModerate
EQUIPMENT YOU'D FIND IN A GOLF BAG+ 3 more…
HORROR MOVIES, WITH “THE”Tricky
CLASSIC HORROR FILMS THAT FOLLOW 'THE'+ 3 more…
WORDS FOR SAUSAGEDevious
SLANG TERMS FOR A CLASSIC GRILLED MEAT+ 3 more…
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Full solution
ONE THING AFTER ANOTHERStraightforward
CHAIN,TRAIN,SERIES,STRING

CHAIN, TRAIN, SERIES, and STRING all refer to a sequence of things following one after another.

KINDS OF GOLF CLUBSModerate
DRIVER,IRON,WEDGE,WOOD

DRIVER, IRON, WEDGE, and WOOD are all types of golf clubs used in the game.

HORROR MOVIES, WITH “THE”Tricky
BIRDS,FOG,OMEN,RING

THE BIRDS, THE FOG, THE OMEN, and THE RING are all famous horror movies.

WORDS FOR SAUSAGEDevious
BRAT,DOG,FRANK,LINK

BRAT, DOG, FRANK, and LINK are all informal words or nicknames for sausage.

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