Connections Hints
Friday, September 13, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 13, 2024
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEANS
BEETLE
CIVIC
COW
ENERGY
FOCUS
GIANT
JACK
JUICE
LEVEL
LIFE
PEP
REFER
TENET
VOLT
ZIP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
VITALITYStraightforward
PALINDROMES FEATURING “E”Moderate
FEATURED IN “JACK AND THE BEANSTALK”Tricky
CAR MODELSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
VITALITYStraightforward
WORDS THAT MEAN LIVELINESS OR GET-UP-AND-GO+ 3 more…
PALINDROMES FEATURING “E”Moderate
THESE WORDS READ THE SAME FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS, AND ALL CONTAIN THE LETTER E+ 3 more…
FEATURED IN “JACK AND THE BEANSTALK”Tricky
CHARACTERS AND OBJECTS FROM A CLASSIC FAIRY TALE+ 3 more…
CAR MODELSDevious
THESE ARE ALL AUTOMOBILE MODEL NAMES+ 3 more…
Full solution
VITALITYStraightforward
ENERGY,JUICE,LIFE,ZIP
ENERGY, JUICE, LIFE, and ZIP are all informal words meaning vitality or lively spirit.
PALINDROMES FEATURING “E”Moderate
LEVEL,PEP,REFER,TENET
LEVEL, PEP, REFER, and TENET are all palindromes — words that read the same in both directions — and each features the letter E.
FEATURED IN “JACK AND THE BEANSTALK”Tricky
BEANS,COW,GIANT,JACK
BEANS, COW, GIANT, and JACK all appear in the fairy tale 'Jack and the Beanstalk.'
CAR MODELSDevious
BEETLE,CIVIC,FOCUS,VOLT
BEETLE (Volkswagen), CIVIC (Honda), FOCUS (Ford), and VOLT (Chevrolet) are all car models.