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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 13, 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.

ADDITION
ANNEX
CALCULUS
CANARY
CAVITY
COLONEL
EXTENSION
LEMON
MINION
MUSTARD
PHARAOH
PLAQUE
TARTAR
WEDNESDAY
WING
WORCESTERSHIRE
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Themes

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

THINGS THAT ARE YELLOWStraightforward
BUILDING ADD-ONSModerate
CONCERNS FOR A DENTISTTricky
WORDS THAT SEEM LONGER WRITTEN THAN SPOKENDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

THINGS THAT ARE YELLOWStraightforward
THESE WORDS ARE ALL SHADES OR SYMBOLS OF A SUNNY HUE+ 3 more…
BUILDING ADD-ONSModerate
THESE ARE ALL WORDS FOR EXTRA SPACE ADDED ONTO A STRUCTURE+ 3 more…
CONCERNS FOR A DENTISTTricky
A DENTIST WOULD SPOT ALL OF THESE IN YOUR MOUTH+ 3 more…
WORDS THAT SEEM LONGER WRITTEN THAN SPOKENDevious
THESE WORDS HAVE FAR MORE LETTERS THAN THEIR PRONUNCIATION SUGGESTS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
THINGS THAT ARE YELLOWStraightforward
CANARY,LEMON,MINION,MUSTARD

Canary, lemon, minion, and mustard are all iconic examples of things that are yellow

BUILDING ADD-ONSModerate
ADDITION,ANNEX,EXTENSION,WING

Addition, annex, extension, and wing all refer to parts added onto an existing building

CONCERNS FOR A DENTISTTricky
CALCULUS,CAVITY,PLAQUE,TARTAR

Calculus, cavity, plaque, and tartar are all dental concerns that a dentist looks for and treats

WORDS THAT SEEM LONGER WRITTEN THAN SPOKENDevious
COLONEL,PHARAOH,WEDNESDAY,WORCESTERSHIRE

Colonel, pharaoh, Wednesday, and Worcestershire are all words whose written form is much longer or more complex than how they are actually spoken

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