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Monday, January 13, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 13, 2025

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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.

BANK
BOOK
BRAKE
COACH
EARTH
GLOW
GUIDE
INCH
PARK
POOL
RESERVE
SCHOOL
SIGNAL
STORE
TRAIN
TURN
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Themes

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

TEACHStraightforward
CACHEModerate
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR DIRECTIVESTricky
___WORMDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

TEACHStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO EDUCATE OR INSTRUCT SOMEONE+ 3 more…
CACHEModerate
WORDS FOR A STORED SUPPLY OR STOCKPILE+ 3 more…
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR DIRECTIVESTricky
COMMANDS YOU'D HEAR LEARNING TO DRIVE+ 3 more…
___WORMDevious
EACH OF THESE CAN PRECEDE A CREEPY CRAWLER+ 3 more…
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Full solution
TEACHStraightforward
COACH,GUIDE,SCHOOL,TRAIN

COACH, GUIDE, SCHOOL, and TRAIN all mean to teach or instruct someone in a skill or subject.

CACHEModerate
BANK,POOL,RESERVE,STORE

BANK, POOL, RESERVE, and STORE all refer to a collection or cache of something held in reserve.

DRIVING INSTRUCTOR DIRECTIVESTricky
BRAKE,PARK,SIGNAL,TURN

BRAKE, PARK, SIGNAL, and TURN are all directives a driving instructor would give to a student driver.

___WORMDevious
BOOK,EARTH,GLOW,INCH

BOOK, EARTH, GLOW, and INCH can all precede WORM to make BOOKWORM, EARTHWORM, GLOWWORM, and INCHWORM.

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