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Thursday, September 12, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 12, 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.

ADVANTAGE
BENEFIT
BIOTA
BIRD
BOOKMARK
CURRY
FAVORITE
FETA
INTEREST
KOBE
LIKE
MAGIC
MOCHI
PEPSI
SAKE
SAVE
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Themes

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

MARK ONLINE FOR LATERStraightforward
BEHALFModerate
NBA LEGENDS, FAMILIARLYTricky
ENDING WITH GREEK LETTERSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

MARK ONLINE FOR LATERStraightforward
ACTIONS YOU TAKE ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR A BROWSER TO KEEP SOMETHING FOR LATER+ 3 more…
BEHALFModerate
WORDS MEANING 'FOR SOMEONE'S SAKE OR BENEFIT'+ 3 more…
NBA LEGENDS, FAMILIARLYTricky
FIRST NAMES (OR NICKNAMES) OF FAMOUS NBA PLAYERS KNOWN BY ONE NAME+ 3 more…
ENDING WITH GREEK LETTERSDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS SECRETLY CONTAINS A GREEK LETTER AT THE END+ 3 more…
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Full solution
MARK ONLINE FOR LATERStraightforward
BOOKMARK,FAVORITE,LIKE,SAVE

BOOKMARK, FAVORITE, LIKE, and SAVE are all ways to mark online content for later reference on platforms or browsers.

BEHALFModerate
ADVANTAGE,BENEFIT,INTEREST,SAKE

ADVANTAGE, BENEFIT, INTEREST, and SAKE all mean 'on behalf of' someone, as in 'for your benefit' or 'for your sake'.

NBA LEGENDS, FAMILIARLYTricky
BIRD,CURRY,KOBE,MAGIC

BIRD (Larry), CURRY (Stephen), KOBE (Bryant), and MAGIC (Johnson) are all NBA legends commonly referred to by a single familiar name.

ENDING WITH GREEK LETTERSDevious
BIOTA,FETA,MOCHI,PEPSI

BIOTA ends in IOTA, FETA ends in ETA, MOCHI ends in CHI, and PEPSI ends in PSI — all Greek letters concealed within the words.

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