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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 20, 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.
AIR
BARK
BAY
CHAIN
GARNISH
HOWL
LADDER
MUDDLE
PLAY
PYRAMID
RUN
SNARL
STIR
STRAIN
STREAM
TREE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SOUND LIKE A DOGStraightforward
BROADCAST, AS ONLINE MEDIAModerate
COCKTAIL-MAKING VERBSTricky
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, METAPHORICALLYDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SOUND LIKE A DOGStraightforward
NOISES YOU MIGHT HEAR FROM A WOLF OR ANGRY DOG+ 3 more…
BROADCAST, AS ONLINE MEDIAModerate
WAYS TO DISTRIBUTE CONTENT OVER THE INTERNET OR AIRWAVES+ 3 more…
COCKTAIL-MAKING VERBSTricky
THINGS A BARTENDER DOES WHEN MIXING A DRINK+ 3 more…
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, METAPHORICALLYDevious
SHAPES USED AS METAPHORS FOR HOW ORGANIZATIONS OR HIERARCHIES ARE STRUCTURED+ 3 more…
Full solution
SOUND LIKE A DOGStraightforward
BARK,BAY,HOWL,SNARL
BARK, BAY, HOWL, and SNARL are all vocalizations made by dogs or dog-like animals such as wolves.
BROADCAST, AS ONLINE MEDIAModerate
AIR,PLAY,RUN,STREAM
AIR, PLAY, RUN, and STREAM all mean to broadcast or distribute media content online or over traditional channels.
COCKTAIL-MAKING VERBSTricky
GARNISH,MUDDLE,STIR,STRAIN
GARNISH, MUDDLE, STIR, and STRAIN are all actions a bartender performs when crafting a cocktail.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, METAPHORICALLYDevious
CHAIN,LADDER,PYRAMID,TREE
CHAIN, LADDER, PYRAMID, and TREE are all metaphors used to describe the structure or hierarchy within organizations.