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Friday, October 25, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 25, 2024

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BAD REVIEW
BALL
CAMERA MOVEMENT
COOKWARE
DOT
EXCLAMATION POINTS
FORMAL
HEART
HOP
PERIOD
POINT
QUESTION MARK
RAVE
SATYR
THUMBS UP
TITTLE
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Themes

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

Straightforward
EVENT WITH DANCINGModerate
IPHONE MESSAGE TAPBACK RESPONSESTricky
“PAN”Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

Straightforward
SMALL MARKS USED AS PUNCTUATION OR DECORATION+ 3 more…
EVENT WITH DANCINGModerate
PLACES OR OCCASIONS WHERE YOU'D DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY+ 3 more…
IPHONE MESSAGE TAPBACK RESPONSESTricky
QUICK REACTIONS YOU CAN TAP ON AN IMESSAGE+ 3 more…
“PAN”Devious
THINGS THAT CAN FOLLOW OR BE DESCRIBED BY THE WORD 'PAN'+ 3 more…
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Full solution
Straightforward
DOT,PERIOD,POINT,TITTLE

DOT, PERIOD, POINT, and TITTLE are all words for a small round mark, including the dot above lowercase i and j (tittle), a sentence-ending mark (period), and a general small spot.

EVENT WITH DANCINGModerate
BALL,FORMAL,HOP,RAVE

BALL, FORMAL, HOP, and RAVE are all events centered around dancing, ranging from elegant (ball, formal) to casual (hop) to electronic music parties (rave).

IPHONE MESSAGE TAPBACK RESPONSESTricky
EXCLAMATION POINTS,HEART,QUESTION MARK,THUMBS UP

EXCLAMATION POINTS, HEART, QUESTION MARK, and THUMBS UP are all Tapback reactions available in Apple's iMessage, allowing users to respond to messages with a single emoji-like symbol.

“PAN”Devious
BAD REVIEW,CAMERA MOVEMENT,COOKWARE,SATYR

PAN can mean a piece of cookware (frying pan), a bad review (to pan a film), a camera movement (panning shot), or the Greek mythological satyr/god Pan.

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