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Saturday, November 16, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 16, 2024
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BANANAS
BERET
CAP
COMMANDO
COVER
DERBY
FIGURE
GATOR
PILLBOX
PLUG
ROGUE
SEAL
SNAPBACK
SOONER
VOLUNTEER
WOLVERINE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
THINGS THAT PREVENT LEAKSStraightforward
KINDS OF HATSModerate
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM MEMBERSTricky
GO ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
THINGS THAT PREVENT LEAKSStraightforward
THESE KEEP WATER FROM ESCAPING WHERE IT SHOULDN'T+ 3 more…
KINDS OF HATSModerate
THINGS YOU MIGHT WEAR ON YOUR HEAD AT A HABERDASHERY+ 3 more…
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM MEMBERSTricky
MASCOTS CHEERING ON THEIR SEC, BIG TEN, OR BIG 12 TEAMS+ 3 more…
GO ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'GO' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
THINGS THAT PREVENT LEAKSStraightforward
CAP,COVER,PLUG,SEAL
CAP, COVER, PLUG, and SEAL are all things used to prevent liquids or gases from leaking out of containers or pipes.
KINDS OF HATSModerate
BERET,DERBY,PILLBOX,SNAPBACK
BERET, DERBY, PILLBOX, and SNAPBACK are all specific styles of hats.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM MEMBERSTricky
GATOR,SOONER,VOLUNTEER,WOLVERINE
GATOR (Florida), SOONER (Oklahoma), VOLUNTEER (Tennessee), and WOLVERINE (Michigan) are all college football team mascots/nicknames.
GO ___Devious
BANANAS,COMMANDO,FIGURE,ROGUE
BANANAS, COMMANDO, FIGURE, and ROGUE all follow 'GO' to make common phrases: go bananas, go commando, go figure, go rogue.