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Thursday, December 12, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 12, 2024
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BANK
BED
COMB
DELTA
FUDGE
GEAR
GEEZ
MOUTH
NUTS
RATS
SAW
TEA
TEE (GOLF)
TEE (SHIRT)
TI (MUSICAL NOTE)
ZIPPER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
THINGS THAT SOUND LIKE "T"Straightforward
OBJECTS WITH TEETHModerate
MILD OATHSTricky
PARTS OF A RIVERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
THINGS THAT SOUND LIKE "T"Straightforward
EACH OF THESE WORDS IS PRONOUNCED LIKE THE LETTER T+ 3 more…
OBJECTS WITH TEETHModerate
THESE OBJECTS ALL HAVE A ROW OF POINTED PROJECTIONS+ 3 more…
MILD OATHSTricky
THESE ARE POLITE SUBSTITUTES FOR SWEAR WORDS+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A RIVERDevious
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE FEATURES OF A RIVER'S GEOGRAPHY+ 3 more…
Full solution
THINGS THAT SOUND LIKE "T"Straightforward
TEA,TEE (GOLF),TEE (SHIRT),TI (MUSICAL NOTE)
TEA, TEE (golf), TEE (shirt), and TI (musical note from Do-Re-Mi) all sound exactly like the letter T when spoken aloud
OBJECTS WITH TEETHModerate
COMB,GEAR,SAW,ZIPPER
A COMB, GEAR, SAW, and ZIPPER all have teeth — the interlocking or jagged projections that define their function
MILD OATHSTricky
FUDGE,GEEZ,NUTS,RATS
FUDGE, GEEZ, NUTS, and RATS are all mild euphemistic exclamations used instead of stronger profanity
PARTS OF A RIVERDevious
BANK,BED,DELTA,MOUTH
BANK, BED, DELTA, and MOUTH are all anatomical or geographical terms used to describe parts of a river