Connections Hints
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 6, 2024
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
Show the themesCategory names only, no words revealed
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.
BIPED
CORRESPOND
DIFFERENT
FURNITURE
MESSAGE
NEW
NOVEL
ORIGINAL
PAUSE
PLAY
POEM
RECORD
STOP
TEXT
WRITE
YARDSTICK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DVR BUTTONSStraightforward
GROUNDBREAKINGModerate
COMMUNICATE THROUGH WRITINGTricky
THINGS WITH FEETDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DVR BUTTONSStraightforward
CONTROLS YOU'D FIND ON A REMOTE OR STREAMING INTERFACE+ 3 more…
GROUNDBREAKINGModerate
WORDS MEANING INNOVATIVE OR PIONEERING+ 3 more…
COMMUNICATE THROUGH WRITINGTricky
WAYS TO REACH SOMEONE USING WRITTEN WORDS+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH FEETDevious
THINGS THAT LITERALLY OR FIGURATIVELY HAVE 'FEET'+ 3 more…
Full solution
DVR BUTTONSStraightforward
PAUSE,PLAY,RECORD,STOP
PAUSE, PLAY, RECORD, and STOP are all buttons found on a DVR or media player remote control.
GROUNDBREAKINGModerate
DIFFERENT,NEW,NOVEL,ORIGINAL
DIFFERENT, NEW, NOVEL, and ORIGINAL all mean groundbreaking or unprecedented in some way.
COMMUNICATE THROUGH WRITINGTricky
CORRESPOND,MESSAGE,TEXT,WRITE
CORRESPOND, MESSAGE, TEXT, and WRITE all mean to communicate with someone through written language.
THINGS WITH FEETDevious
BIPED,FURNITURE,POEM,YARDSTICK
A BIPED has two feet, FURNITURE has feet (legs), a POEM is measured in metrical feet, and a YARDSTICK contains three feet of measurement.