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Monday, March 31, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — March 31, 2025

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Word grid

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

AS WELL
ATE
BALANCE
BESIDES
DEPOSIT
FORE
HAD
HORSE
PUT AWAY
SCREEN
TO BOOT
TOO
TOOK IN
TRANSFER
WITHDRAWAL
WORD
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Themes

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

CONSUMEDStraightforward
ALSOModerate
ATM OPTIONSTricky
___PLAYDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

CONSUMEDStraightforward
WAYS TO SAY YOU FINISHED YOUR MEAL+ 3 more…
ALSOModerate
WORDS MEANING 'IN ADDITION'+ 3 more…
ATM OPTIONSTricky
THINGS YOU CAN DO AT A CASH MACHINE+ 3 more…
___PLAYDevious
EACH BECOMES A NEW WORD WHEN FOLLOWED BY PLAY+ 3 more…
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Full solution
CONSUMEDStraightforward
ATE,HAD,PUT AWAY,TOOK IN

ATE, HAD, PUT AWAY, and TOOK IN are all informal ways to say someone consumed food or drink.

ALSOModerate
AS WELL,BESIDES,TO BOOT,TOO

AS WELL, BESIDES, TO BOOT, and TOO are all synonyms meaning 'also' or 'in addition.'

ATM OPTIONSTricky
BALANCE,DEPOSIT,TRANSFER,WITHDRAWAL

BALANCE, DEPOSIT, TRANSFER, and WITHDRAWAL are all transaction or account options available at an ATM.

___PLAYDevious
FORE,HORSE,SCREEN,WORD

FORE, HORSE, SCREEN, and WORD all combine with PLAY to form compound words: FOREPLAY, HORSEPLAY, SCREENPLAY, and WORDPLAY.

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