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Thursday, February 13, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 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.

BLUEPRINT
CAN
EGO
EXPRESSION
GESTURE
GUIDE
GUILT
HEAD
MIGHT
MODEL
MOLD
MUST
POWER
SYMBOL
TOKEN
WILL
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Themes

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

TEMPLATEStraightforward
DEMONSTRATION, AS OF APPRECIATIONModerate
MODAL VERBSTricky
___ TRIPDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

TEMPLATEStraightforward
THESE WORDS DESCRIBE A PATTERN OR FRAMEWORK USED TO CREATE SOMETHING+ 3 more…
DEMONSTRATION, AS OF APPRECIATIONModerate
WAYS TO SHOW GRATITUDE OR FEELING WITHOUT A FULL SPEECH+ 3 more…
MODAL VERBSTricky
THESE HELPING VERBS EXPRESS POSSIBILITY, NECESSITY, OR ABILITY+ 3 more…
___ TRIPDevious
ADD 'TRIP' AFTER EACH OF THESE WORDS TO COMPLETE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
TEMPLATEStraightforward
BLUEPRINT,GUIDE,MODEL,MOLD

BLUEPRINT, GUIDE, MODEL, and MOLD all serve as templates — patterns or frameworks used to shape or create something else

DEMONSTRATION, AS OF APPRECIATIONModerate
EXPRESSION,GESTURE,SYMBOL,TOKEN

EXPRESSION, GESTURE, SYMBOL, and TOKEN are all ways of demonstrating appreciation or conveying meaning through an act or object

MODAL VERBSTricky
CAN,MIGHT,MUST,WILL

CAN, MIGHT, MUST, and WILL are all modal verbs in English, used to express ability, possibility, obligation, or intention

___ TRIPDevious
EGO,GUILT,HEAD,POWER

EGO TRIP, GUILT TRIP, HEAD TRIP, and POWER TRIP are all common compound phrases formed by adding TRIP after the word

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