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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — March 27, 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.

BINGO
CHANGE
CHIP
CORRECT
DING
GREEN
MOVE
PAPER
PHONE
REACH
RIGHT
SCOPE
SCRATCH
SWAY
TOUCH
WAVE
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Themes

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

AFFECTStraightforward
YOU GOT IT!Moderate
SLANG FOR MONEYTricky
OBJECTS WITH THE PREFIX “MICRO-”Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

AFFECTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO HAVE AN EMOTIONAL IMPACT ON SOMEONE+ 3 more…
YOU GOT IT!Moderate
THINGS YOU MIGHT SHOUT WHEN YOU GET THE RIGHT ANSWER+ 3 more…
SLANG FOR MONEYTricky
INFORMAL WORDS FOR CASH OR CURRENCY+ 3 more…
OBJECTS WITH THE PREFIX “MICRO-”Devious
THESE WORDS BECOME EVERYDAY OBJECTS WHEN YOU ADD 'MICRO' IN FRONT+ 3 more…
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Full solution
AFFECTStraightforward
MOVE,REACH,SWAY,TOUCH

MOVE, REACH, SWAY, and TOUCH all mean to affect someone emotionally or have an influence on them.

YOU GOT IT!Moderate
BINGO,CORRECT,DING,RIGHT

BINGO, CORRECT, DING, and RIGHT are all exclamations used to confirm that someone has gotten something exactly right.

SLANG FOR MONEYTricky
CHANGE,GREEN,PAPER,SCRATCH

CHANGE, GREEN, PAPER, and SCRATCH are all slang terms used to refer to money.

OBJECTS WITH THE PREFIX “MICRO-”Devious
CHIP,PHONE,SCOPE,WAVE

CHIP, PHONE, SCOPE, and WAVE all form common objects when preceded by 'micro': microchip, microphone, microscope, microwave.

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