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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 23, 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.
BERET
CAB
GOBLIN
HAZE
HEART
JACKET
JAY
JEANS
JOURNALISM
MOON
PAGES
PROSE
RAIN
SALAD
THUMB
WHALE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
YELLOW ___Straightforward
GREEN ___Moderate
BLUE ___Tricky
PURPLE ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
YELLOW ___Straightforward
THESE WORDS ALL FOLLOW A SUNNY, TAXI-COLORED SHADE+ 3 more…
GREEN ___Moderate
THESE WORDS FOLLOW THE COLOR OF ENVY AND FRESH SPROUTS+ 3 more…
BLUE ___Tricky
THESE WORDS FOLLOW THE COLOR OF THE SKY AND DENIM+ 3 more…
PURPLE ___Devious
THESE WORDS FOLLOW THE COLOR OF ROYALTY AND BRUISES+ 3 more…
Full solution
YELLOW ___Straightforward
CAB,JACKET,JOURNALISM,PAGES
CAB, JACKET, JOURNALISM, and PAGES all follow the word YELLOW (yellow cab, yellow jacket, yellow journalism, yellow pages)
GREEN ___Moderate
BERET,GOBLIN,SALAD,THUMB
BERET, GOBLIN, SALAD, and THUMB all follow the word GREEN (green beret, green goblin, green salad, green thumb)
BLUE ___Tricky
JAY,JEANS,MOON,WHALE
JAY, JEANS, MOON, and WHALE all follow the word BLUE (blue jay, blue jeans, blue moon, blue whale)
PURPLE ___Devious
HAZE,HEART,PROSE,RAIN
HAZE, HEART, PROSE, and RAIN all follow the word PURPLE (purple haze, purple heart, purple prose, purple rain)