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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 22, 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.
BATTER
BOTTOMS
BOXER
CHIN
DISCUSSION
DITCH
HOLE
JUDGE
LAB
LAWYER
LECTURE
MONK
PIT
SEMINAR
TRENCH
WIZARD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TYPES OF ACADEMIC COURSESStraightforward
RESULTS OF SOME DIGGINGModerate
ONES WEARING ROBESTricky
___ UPDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TYPES OF ACADEMIC COURSESStraightforward
WAYS A COLLEGE CLASS MIGHT BE STRUCTURED OR FORMATTED+ 3 more…
RESULTS OF SOME DIGGINGModerate
WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND AFTER SOMEONE GRABS A SHOVEL+ 3 more…
ONES WEARING ROBESTricky
PEOPLE YOU MIGHT SEE DRESSED IN FLOWING ROBES+ 3 more…
___ UPDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'UP' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
TYPES OF ACADEMIC COURSESStraightforward
DISCUSSION,LAB,LECTURE,SEMINAR
DISCUSSION, LAB, LECTURE, and SEMINAR are all formats or types of academic courses or class sessions at a university.
RESULTS OF SOME DIGGINGModerate
DITCH,HOLE,PIT,TRENCH
DITCH, HOLE, PIT, and TRENCH are all excavations or depressions in the ground created by digging.
ONES WEARING ROBESTricky
BOXER,JUDGE,MONK,WIZARD
BOXER, JUDGE, MONK, and WIZARD are all figures commonly depicted wearing robes as part of their identity or attire.
___ UPDevious
BATTER,BOTTOMS,CHIN,LAWYER
BATTER UP, BOTTOMS UP, CHIN UP, and LAWYER UP are all common phrases formed by adding 'UP' to these words.