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Saturday, September 7, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 7, 2024

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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.

BALL
COACH
CROP
DRIVER
FILTER
FLIP
GLOVE
GODIVA
MUSTANG
POLO
PUMP
ROCKS
ROTATE
SCALE
TANK
TEE
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Themes

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

WAYS TO TRANSFORM AN IMAGEStraightforward
THINGS USED IN GOLFModerate
AQUARIUM PURCHASESTricky
LOGOS WITH HORSESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

WAYS TO TRANSFORM AN IMAGEStraightforward
THINGS YOU CAN DO TO A PHOTO IN AN EDITING APP+ 3 more…
THINGS USED IN GOLFModerate
EQUIPMENT YOU'D BRING TO THE LINKS+ 3 more…
AQUARIUM PURCHASESTricky
WHAT YOU'D BUY TO SET UP A FISH TANK+ 3 more…
LOGOS WITH HORSESDevious
BRANDS WHOSE LOGOS FEATURE A HORSE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
WAYS TO TRANSFORM AN IMAGEStraightforward
CROP,FLIP,ROTATE,SCALE

CROP, FLIP, ROTATE, and SCALE are all common image editing transformations applied to photos or graphics.

THINGS USED IN GOLFModerate
BALL,DRIVER,GLOVE,TEE

BALL, DRIVER, GLOVE, and TEE are all items associated with playing golf.

AQUARIUM PURCHASESTricky
FILTER,PUMP,ROCKS,TANK

FILTER, PUMP, ROCKS, and TANK are all items commonly purchased when setting up a home aquarium.

LOGOS WITH HORSESDevious
COACH,GODIVA,MUSTANG,POLO

COACH (handbags), GODIVA (chocolates), MUSTANG (Ford car), and POLO (Ralph Lauren) all have horse imagery in their logos.

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