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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 28, 2025

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Word grid

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

AIRHEAD
BAND
BENCH
BUMP
CARD
CHARACTER
CHESS
DEMON
DIAL
DUMBBELL
JOKER
LAUGH
MAR
MAT
MOUND
SNICKER
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Themes

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

FUNNY PERSONStraightforward
RESISTANCE TRAINING EQUIPMENTModerate
CANDY BARS MINUS “S”Tricky
SPEED ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

FUNNY PERSONStraightforward
WORDS FOR SOMEONE WHO MAKES YOU CHUCKLE+ 3 more…
RESISTANCE TRAINING EQUIPMENTModerate
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND AT A GYM FOR STRENGTH TRAINING+ 3 more…
CANDY BARS MINUS “S”Tricky
POPULAR CANDY BAR NAMES WITH THE FINAL S REMOVED+ 3 more…
SPEED ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW SPEED TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
FUNNY PERSONStraightforward
CARD,CHARACTER,JOKER,LAUGH

CARD, CHARACTER, JOKER, and LAUGH are all informal terms for a funny or amusing person.

RESISTANCE TRAINING EQUIPMENTModerate
BAND,BENCH,DUMBBELL,MAT

BAND, BENCH, DUMBBELL, and MAT are all pieces of equipment used in resistance or strength training.

CANDY BARS MINUS “S”Tricky
AIRHEAD,MAR,MOUND,SNICKER

AIRHEADS, MARS, MOUNDS, and SNICKERS are candy bars; removing the S gives AIRHEAD, MAR, MOUND, and SNICKER.

SPEED ___Devious
BUMP,CHESS,DEMON,DIAL

BUMP, CHESS, DEMON, and DIAL all follow SPEED to form SPEED BUMP, SPEED CHESS, SPEED DEMON, and SPEED DIAL.

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