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Saturday, July 13, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 13, 2024

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Word grid

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

APPEAR
AVATAR
CASTLE
CHARACTER
FIGURE
GIANT
HUSTLE
LISTEN
LOOK
MAMMOTH
MONSTER
PERSONA
SEEM
SOUND
TITANIC
WITCH
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Themes

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

ENORMOUSStraightforward
EMBODIMENTModerate
COME ACROSS ASTricky
SILENT “T”Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

ENORMOUSStraightforward
WORDS MEANING ABSOLUTELY HUGE IN SCALE+ 3 more…
EMBODIMENTModerate
WAYS TO REPRESENT OR INHABIT A ROLE OR IDENTITY+ 3 more…
COME ACROSS ASTricky
LINKING VERBS THAT DESCRIBE MAKING AN IMPRESSION ON OTHERS+ 3 more…
SILENT “T”Devious
EACH OF THESE WORDS HIDES A SILENT LETTER T+ 3 more…
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Full solution
ENORMOUSStraightforward
GIANT,MAMMOTH,MONSTER,TITANIC

GIANT, MAMMOTH, MONSTER, and TITANIC are all adjectives meaning enormous or colossal in size, each borrowed from a larger-than-life source.

EMBODIMENTModerate
AVATAR,CHARACTER,FIGURE,PERSONA

AVATAR, CHARACTER, FIGURE, and PERSONA all refer to a representation or embodiment of a person or identity, real or fictional.

COME ACROSS ASTricky
APPEAR,LOOK,SEEM,SOUND

APPEAR, LOOK, SEEM, and SOUND are all linking verbs used to describe how something comes across or is perceived by others.

SILENT “T”Devious
CASTLE,HUSTLE,LISTEN,WITCH

CASTLE, HUSTLE, LISTEN, and WITCH all contain a silent 'T' — the T is written but not pronounced when the words are spoken aloud.

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