Connections Hints
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 16, 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.
BRACKET
BYE
CHEERIO
EVENTUALLY
FLAKE
LATER
NEXT
PEACE
PEBBLE
PUFF
ROUND
SCISSORS
SEED
SOON
TWO
VICTORY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
AT SOME FUTURE POINTStraightforward
PARTS OF A TOURNAMENT SETUPModerate
BIT OF BREAKFAST CEREALTricky
WHAT THE OUTSTRETCHED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS CAN REPRESENTDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
AT SOME FUTURE POINTStraightforward
WORDS THAT MEAN 'NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT COMING'+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A TOURNAMENT SETUPModerate
TERMS YOU'D FIND IN A SPORTS COMPETITION STRUCTURE+ 3 more…
BIT OF BREAKFAST CEREALTricky
THESE COULD DESCRIBE WHAT'S IN YOUR CEREAL BOWL+ 3 more…
WHAT THE OUTSTRETCHED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS CAN REPRESENTDevious
WHAT TWO RAISED FINGERS MIGHT SIGNAL, DEPENDING ON CONTEXT+ 3 more…
Full solution
AT SOME FUTURE POINTStraightforward
EVENTUALLY,LATER,NEXT,SOON
EVENTUALLY, LATER, NEXT, and SOON all indicate something will happen at a future point in time.
PARTS OF A TOURNAMENT SETUPModerate
BRACKET,BYE,ROUND,SEED
BRACKET, BYE, ROUND, and SEED are all components of how a tournament is organized and run.
BIT OF BREAKFAST CEREALTricky
CHEERIO,FLAKE,PEBBLE,PUFF
CHEERIO, FLAKE, PEBBLE, and PUFF are each a type or shape of breakfast cereal piece.
WHAT THE OUTSTRETCHED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS CAN REPRESENTDevious
PEACE,SCISSORS,TWO,VICTORY
Holding out the index and middle fingers can represent PEACE (peace sign), SCISSORS (in rock-paper-scissors), TWO (the number), or VICTORY (V for victory).