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Saturday, January 11, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 11, 2025

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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.

ARRAY
BREAKING
CIRCULATE
CONVERSE
FOOD
GRID
KANGAROO
MATRIX
MINGLE
NETWORK
SUPREME
SURFING
TABLE
TAEKWONDO
TENNIS
TRAMPOLINE
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Themes

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

DISPLAY OF ROWS AND COLUMNSStraightforward
THINGS TO DO AT A WORK EVENTModerate
OLYMPIC EVENTS SINCE 2000Tricky
___ COURTDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

DISPLAY OF ROWS AND COLUMNSStraightforward
WAYS TO ORGANIZE DATA IN ROWS AND COLUMNS+ 3 more…
THINGS TO DO AT A WORK EVENTModerate
THINGS YOU'D DO WHILE WORKING THE ROOM AT A PROFESSIONAL MIXER+ 3 more…
OLYMPIC EVENTS SINCE 2000Tricky
SPORTS ADDED TO THE SUMMER OLYMPICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY+ 3 more…
___ COURTDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE 'COURT' TO MAKE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
DISPLAY OF ROWS AND COLUMNSStraightforward
ARRAY,GRID,MATRIX,TABLE

ARRAY, GRID, MATRIX, and TABLE are all ways to display or organize data in rows and columns, used in math, computing, and everyday contexts

THINGS TO DO AT A WORK EVENTModerate
CIRCULATE,CONVERSE,MINGLE,NETWORK

CIRCULATE, CONVERSE, MINGLE, and NETWORK are all social activities typically done at a work event or professional gathering

OLYMPIC EVENTS SINCE 2000Tricky
BREAKING,SURFING,TAEKWONDO,TRAMPOLINE

BREAKING (2024), SURFING (2020), TAEKWONDO (2000), and TRAMPOLINE (2000) are all Olympic sports that were introduced to the Summer Games since the year 2000

___ COURTDevious
FOOD,KANGAROO,SUPREME,TENNIS

FOOD, KANGAROO, SUPREME, and TENNIS can all precede COURT to form compound words or phrases: food court, kangaroo court, Supreme Court, and tennis court

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