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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 26, 2025

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Word grid

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

BAGGIE
BARGE
CHARGE
COMER
COST
DASH
FORMER
HYPHEN
LATE
MINUS
PAST
PISA
PRICE
PRIOR
RATE
UNDERSCORE
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Themes

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

EXPENDITUREStraightforward
ONETIMEModerate
MADE WITH HORIZONTAL LINESTricky
SIMPSON FAMILY MEMBERS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

EXPENDITUREStraightforward
WORDS MEANING WHAT SOMETHING WILL SET YOU BACK FINANCIALLY+ 3 more…
ONETIMEModerate
WORDS DESCRIBING SOMETHING THAT NO LONGER HOLDS ITS POSITION OR TITLE+ 3 more…
MADE WITH HORIZONTAL LINESTricky
TYPOGRAPHICAL SYMBOLS DRAWN AS A HORIZONTAL LINE+ 3 more…
SIMPSON FAMILY MEMBERS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
FAMOUS TV FAMILY MEMBERS WHOSE NAMES HAVE HAD THEIR FIRST LETTER SWAPPED+ 3 more…
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Full solution
EXPENDITUREStraightforward
CHARGE,COST,PRICE,RATE

CHARGE, COST, PRICE, and RATE all refer to the amount of money required for something — an expenditure or expense.

ONETIMEModerate
FORMER,LATE,PAST,PRIOR

FORMER, LATE, PAST, and PRIOR all mean 'one-time' or 'previous,' describing something or someone that held a role or status at an earlier time.

MADE WITH HORIZONTAL LINESTricky
DASH,HYPHEN,MINUS,UNDERSCORE

DASH, HYPHEN, MINUS, and UNDERSCORE are all punctuation or symbols rendered as horizontal lines, differing mainly in position and usage.

SIMPSON FAMILY MEMBERS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
BAGGIE,BARGE,COMER,PISA

Each word is a Simpson family member with the first letter changed: BAGGIE (Maggie), BARGE (Marge), COMER (Homer), PISA (Lisa).

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