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Saturday, November 30, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 30, 2024
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACE
CRUSH
CURVE
FAST
JAZZ
KNUCKLE
LIFT
MODERN
NAIL
PALM
POCKET
ROCK
SCREW
SWING
SWIPE
TAP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DANCE STYLESStraightforward
STEALModerate
PERFORM WELL ONTricky
___BALL PITCHESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DANCE STYLESStraightforward
WAYS TO MOVE YOUR BODY ON THE DANCE FLOOR+ 3 more…
STEALModerate
TAKE SOMETHING WITHOUT PERMISSION+ 3 more…
PERFORM WELL ONTricky
DO REALLY WELL ON A TEST OR TASK+ 3 more…
___BALL PITCHESDevious
TYPES OF BASEBALL PITCHES WHEN FOLLOWED BY 'BALL'+ 3 more…
Full solution
DANCE STYLESStraightforward
JAZZ,MODERN,SWING,TAP
JAZZ, MODERN, SWING, and TAP are all styles of dance.
STEALModerate
LIFT,PALM,POCKET,SWIPE
LIFT, PALM, POCKET, and SWIPE all mean to steal something.
PERFORM WELL ONTricky
ACE,CRUSH,NAIL,ROCK
ACE, CRUSH, NAIL, and ROCK all mean to perform exceptionally well on something.
___BALL PITCHESDevious
CURVE,FAST,KNUCKLE,SCREW
CURVE, FAST, KNUCKLE, and SCREW all precede 'ball' to name types of baseball pitches: curveball, fastball, knuckleball, screwball.