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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 9, 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.

ALIEN
AVATAR
BOWL
CHARACTER
DUNE
GIANT
INDIVIDUAL
JUMBO
LADLE
MONSTER
PARTY
PERSON
POT
SPOON
SUPER
TRON
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Themes

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

MASSIVEStraightforward
USED WHEN SERVING SOUPModerate
SOMEBODYTricky
SCI-FI FRANCHISESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

MASSIVEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING ENORMOUS OR HUGE+ 3 more…
USED WHEN SERVING SOUPModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND ON A TABLE DURING SOUP NIGHT+ 3 more…
SOMEBODYTricky
WORDS THAT MEAN A SPECIFIC PERSON OR ENTITY+ 3 more…
SCI-FI FRANCHISESDevious
ICONIC SCIENCE FICTION FILM AND FRANCHISE NAMES+ 3 more…
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Full solution
MASSIVEStraightforward
GIANT,JUMBO,MONSTER,SUPER

GIANT, JUMBO, MONSTER, and SUPER are all informal adjectives meaning massive or extremely large in size.

USED WHEN SERVING SOUPModerate
BOWL,LADLE,POT,SPOON

BOWL, LADLE, POT, and SPOON are all items used when serving or eating soup.

SOMEBODYTricky
CHARACTER,INDIVIDUAL,PARTY,PERSON

CHARACTER, INDIVIDUAL, PARTY, and PERSON are all words that refer to a particular somebody or human being.

SCI-FI FRANCHISESDevious
ALIEN,AVATAR,DUNE,TRON

ALIEN, AVATAR, DUNE, and TRON are all major science fiction franchises with films spanning decades.

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