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Sunday, September 15, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 15, 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.
CLOWN
DECLINE
DROP
DWARF
DWEEB
DWELL
DWINDLE
EBB
INHABIT
LIVE
SAP
SEA
SIN
STAY
TURKEY
WONDER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
RESIDEStraightforward
DECREASEModerate
DOOFUSTricky
MEMBER OF A SEPTETDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
RESIDEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO MAKE YOUR HOME SOMEWHERE+ 3 more…
DECREASEModerate
WORDS MEANING TO GO DOWN OR LESSEN+ 3 more…
DOOFUSTricky
INFORMAL WORDS FOR A SILLY OR FOOLISH PERSON+ 3 more…
MEMBER OF A SEPTETDevious
EACH BELONGS TO A FAMOUS GROUP OF SEVEN+ 3 more…
Full solution
RESIDEStraightforward
DWELL,INHABIT,LIVE,STAY
DWELL, INHABIT, LIVE, and STAY all mean to reside or make one's home in a place
DECREASEModerate
DECLINE,DROP,DWINDLE,EBB
DECLINE, DROP, DWINDLE, and EBB all mean to decrease or diminish in amount or intensity
DOOFUSTricky
CLOWN,DWEEB,SAP,TURKEY
CLOWN, DWEEB, SAP, and TURKEY are all informal terms for a foolish, inept, or ridiculous person
MEMBER OF A SEPTETDevious
DWARF,SEA,SIN,WONDER
DWARF (Snow White's seven dwarfs), SEA (seven seas), SIN (seven deadly sins), and WONDER (seven wonders of the world) are each part of a famous septet