Connections Hints
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 3, 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.
ARROW
BEYOND
BLOCK
EXCUSE
EXTRA
FORE
KNUCKLE
OVER
PARDON
POUND
REAL
SAVE
SPARE
TOO
WON
YEN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ABSOLVEStraightforward
EXCESSIVELYModerate
GLOBAL CURRENCIESTricky
___HEADDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ABSOLVEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO LET SOMEONE OFF THE HOOK+ 3 more…
EXCESSIVELYModerate
WORDS MEANING 'TO AN EXCESSIVE DEGREE'+ 3 more…
GLOBAL CURRENCIESTricky
THESE ARE ALL MONEY USED IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES+ 3 more…
___HEADDevious
EACH OF THESE CAN PRECEDE 'HEAD' TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
ABSOLVEStraightforward
EXCUSE,PARDON,SAVE,SPARE
EXCUSE, PARDON, SAVE, and SPARE all mean to absolve someone — to release them from blame, punishment, or harm.
EXCESSIVELYModerate
BEYOND,EXTRA,OVER,TOO
BEYOND, EXTRA, OVER, and TOO all function as words meaning excessively or to a degree that surpasses what is necessary.
GLOBAL CURRENCIESTricky
POUND,REAL,WON,YEN
POUND (UK/others), REAL (Brazil), WON (South Korea), and YEN (Japan) are all names of national currencies.
___HEADDevious
ARROW,BLOCK,FORE,KNUCKLE
ARROWHEAD, BLOCKHEAD, FOREHEAD, and KNUCKLEHEAD are all compound words formed by adding HEAD to the given word.