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Monday, August 19, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — August 19, 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.

BLUES
BRAT
BUN
CHAIR
COCONUT
COUNTRY
FOLK
MOUNTAIN
MUSTARD
ROCK
SAUERKRAUT
SOULMATE
TREE
UPDO
WALLET
WARRIOR
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Themes

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

MUSIC GENRESStraightforward
BRATWURST GO-WITHSModerate
YOGA POSESTricky
STARTING WITH PIXAR MOVIESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

MUSIC GENRESStraightforward
STYLES OF MUSIC YOU MIGHT HEAR AT A FESTIVAL+ 3 more…
BRATWURST GO-WITHSModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND AT A BALLPARK OR GERMAN STREET FAIR ALONGSIDE A GRILLED SAUSAGE+ 3 more…
YOGA POSESTricky
POSITIONS HELD IN A YOGA CLASS+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH PIXAR MOVIESDevious
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH THE TITLE OF A PIXAR FILM+ 3 more…
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Full solution
MUSIC GENRESStraightforward
BLUES,COUNTRY,FOLK,ROCK

BLUES, COUNTRY, FOLK, and ROCK are all musical genres

BRATWURST GO-WITHSModerate
BRAT,BUN,MUSTARD,SAUERKRAUT

BRAT (short for bratwurst), BUN, MUSTARD, and SAUERKRAUT are all traditional accompaniments to bratwurst

YOGA POSESTricky
CHAIR,MOUNTAIN,TREE,WARRIOR

CHAIR, MOUNTAIN, TREE, and WARRIOR are all names of yoga poses

STARTING WITH PIXAR MOVIESDevious
COCONUT,SOULMATE,UPDO,WALLET

COCONUT starts with COCO, SOULMATE starts with SOUL, UPDO starts with UP, and WALLET starts with WALL-E — all Pixar movie titles

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