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Friday, December 20, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 20, 2024

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

COCKTAIL
COMMAND
COMPOUND
CRYPTO
EXCLAMATION
FINANCE
GROWN
MIXTURE
MOWN
PHARMA
QUESTION
SOLUTION
STATEMENT
TECH
WHALE
WINE
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

CONCOCTIONStraightforward
TYPES OF SENTENCESModerate
KINDS OF BROSTricky
COMPLAINT HOMOPHONESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

CONCOCTIONStraightforward
WORDS FOR A BLEND OR BREW OF INGREDIENTS+ 3 more…
TYPES OF SENTENCESModerate
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES YOU LEARNED IN ENGLISH CLASS+ 3 more…
KINDS OF BROSTricky
PREFIX THESE WITH AN INDUSTRY TO GET A CERTAIN KIND OF GUY+ 3 more…
COMPLAINT HOMOPHONESDevious
THESE SOUND LIKE WORDS FOR WHINING OR MOANING+ 3 more…
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Full solution
CONCOCTIONStraightforward
COCKTAIL,COMPOUND,MIXTURE,SOLUTION

COCKTAIL, COMPOUND, MIXTURE, and SOLUTION all mean a combination or blend of different elements into one concoction.

TYPES OF SENTENCESModerate
COMMAND,EXCLAMATION,QUESTION,STATEMENT

COMMAND, EXCLAMATION, QUESTION, and STATEMENT are the four types of sentences in English grammar.

KINDS OF BROSTricky
CRYPTO,FINANCE,PHARMA,TECH

CRYPTO, FINANCE, PHARMA, and TECH each precede 'bro' to describe a stereotypical dudebro from that industry (crypto bro, finance bro, etc.).

COMPLAINT HOMOPHONESDevious
GROWN,MOWN,WHALE,WINE

GROWN sounds like GROAN, MOWN sounds like MOAN, WHALE sounds like WAIL, and WINE sounds like WHINE — all homophones of complaint-related words.

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