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Thursday, November 21, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 21, 2024
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOBA
BUBBLE
CORAL
FETT
FLANNEL
JELLY
OXFORD
PEARL
PENN
POLO
SPONGE
STAR
TAPIOCA
TEE
TORTE
ZIT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
KINDS OF SHIRTSStraightforward
SPHERES IN MILK TEAModerate
MARINE INVERTEBRATES, FAMILIARLYTricky
STARTS OF PASTA NAMESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
KINDS OF SHIRTSStraightforward
WHAT YOU MIGHT WEAR ON CASUAL FRIDAY+ 3 more…
SPHERES IN MILK TEAModerate
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE THE CHEWY BALLS IN A POPULAR TAIWANESE DRINK+ 3 more…
MARINE INVERTEBRATES, FAMILIARLYTricky
OCEAN CREATURES YOU MIGHT FIND WITHOUT A BACKBONE+ 3 more…
STARTS OF PASTA NAMESDevious
ADD SOME LETTERS TO THE END AND YOU'VE GOT AN ITALIAN NOODLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
KINDS OF SHIRTSStraightforward
FLANNEL,OXFORD,POLO,TEE
FLANNEL, OXFORD, POLO, and TEE are all types of shirts people wear.
SPHERES IN MILK TEAModerate
BOBA,BUBBLE,PEARL,TAPIOCA
BOBA, BUBBLE, PEARL, and TAPIOCA are all names used to describe the signature chewy spheres found in milk tea.
MARINE INVERTEBRATES, FAMILIARLYTricky
CORAL,JELLY,SPONGE,STAR
CORAL, JELLY, SPONGE, and STAR are all informal names for marine invertebrates (coral, jellyfish, sponge, starfish).
STARTS OF PASTA NAMESDevious
FETT,PENN,TORTE,ZIT
FETT(uccine), PENN(e), TORTE(llini), and ZIT(i) are all the beginnings of pasta names.