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Friday, July 12, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 12, 2024

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Word grid

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

AUDITORIUM
BLACK
CHOCOLATE
EVEN
GOLDEN
GREY
GYM
LAB
LIBRARY
MOTHER
ODD
PEACE
PIGEON
RED
SILLY
SOAP
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Themes

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

SCHOOL FACILITIESStraightforward
ROULETTE BETSModerate
ASSOCIATED WITH “DOVE”Tricky
___ GOOSEDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

SCHOOL FACILITIESStraightforward
PLACES YOU'D FIND IN A SCHOOL BUILDING+ 3 more…
ROULETTE BETSModerate
WAYS TO WAGER AT THE SPINNING WHEEL+ 3 more…
ASSOCIATED WITH “DOVE”Tricky
THINGS THAT SHARE A NAME WITH A GENTLE WHITE BIRD+ 3 more…
___ GOOSEDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE 'GOOSE'+ 3 more…
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Full solution
SCHOOL FACILITIESStraightforward
AUDITORIUM,GYM,LAB,LIBRARY

AUDITORIUM, GYM, LAB, and LIBRARY are all facilities commonly found in a school.

ROULETTE BETSModerate
BLACK,EVEN,ODD,RED

BLACK, RED, EVEN, and ODD are all standard betting options on a roulette table.

ASSOCIATED WITH “DOVE”Tricky
CHOCOLATE,PEACE,PIGEON,SOAP

CHOCOLATE (Dove chocolate), PEACE (dove as peace symbol), PIGEON (a dove is a type of pigeon), and SOAP (Dove soap) are all associated with 'Dove'.

___ GOOSEDevious
GREY,GOLDEN,MOTHER,SILLY

GREY, GOLDEN, MOTHER, and SILLY all precede GOOSE to form common phrases: Grey Goose, Golden Goose, Mother Goose, Silly Goose.

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