Connections Hints

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 22, 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.

BINGO
CONCOCT
DESIGNER
ENGINEER
GALILEO
HATCH
HAUTE
HIGH-END
LUXURY
MARCO POLO
MASTERMIND
PIONEER
TAG
UNO
VIKING
VOYAGER
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Themes

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

BRAND-NAMEStraightforward
DEVISEModerate
NASA SPACECRAFTTricky
GAMES WHERE YOU SAY THE GAME’S NAMEDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

BRAND-NAMEStraightforward
WORDS DESCRIBING TOP-TIER, EXPENSIVE FASHION OR GOODS+ 3 more…
DEVISEModerate
TO CLEVERLY PLAN OR CREATE SOMETHING+ 3 more…
NASA SPACECRAFTTricky
PROBES AND MISSIONS SENT INTO THE SOLAR SYSTEM+ 3 more…
GAMES WHERE YOU SAY THE GAME’S NAMEDevious
GAMES WHERE WINNING OR PLAYING REQUIRES SHOUTING THE TITLE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
BRAND-NAMEStraightforward
DESIGNER,HAUTE,HIGH-END,LUXURY

DESIGNER, HAUTE, HIGH-END, and LUXURY all describe premium, upscale brand-name products or fashion.

DEVISEModerate
CONCOCT,ENGINEER,HATCH,MASTERMIND

CONCOCT, ENGINEER, HATCH, and MASTERMIND all mean to devise or cleverly plan something.

NASA SPACECRAFTTricky
GALILEO,PIONEER,VIKING,VOYAGER

GALILEO, PIONEER, VIKING, and VOYAGER are all NASA spacecraft missions that explored our solar system.

GAMES WHERE YOU SAY THE GAME’S NAMEDevious
BINGO,MARCO POLO,TAG,UNO

In BINGO, MARCO POLO, TAG, and UNO, players must call out the name of the game itself as part of gameplay.

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