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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — April 2, 2025

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Word grid

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

FANCY
HANK
HERB
IMPULSE
JOB
KIND
LARK
LIKE
NICE
READING
ROBIN
SORT
TENNESSEE
TYPE
VENUS
WHIM
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Themes

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

CAPRICEStraightforward
ILKModerate
WILLIAMSESTricky
WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY AS PROPER NOUNSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

CAPRICEStraightforward
SYNONYMS FOR A SUDDEN WHIMSICAL DESIRE OR NOTION+ 3 more…
ILKModerate
WORDS MEANING 'TYPE' OR 'VARIETY' OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
WILLIAMSESTricky
FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO ALL SHARE THE LAST NAME WILLIAMS+ 3 more…
WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY AS PROPER NOUNSDevious
COMMON WORDS THAT ARE PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY WHEN THEY REFER TO A NAME OR PLACE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
CAPRICEStraightforward
FANCY,IMPULSE,LARK,WHIM

FANCY, IMPULSE, LARK, and WHIM are all synonyms for CAPRICE — a sudden, unplanned desire or whimsical notion.

ILKModerate
KIND,LIKE,SORT,TYPE

KIND, LIKE, SORT, and TYPE are all synonyms for ILK, meaning a particular type or category of person or thing.

WILLIAMSESTricky
HANK,ROBIN,TENNESSEE,VENUS

HANK (Williams, country singer), ROBIN (Williams, comedian), TENNESSEE (Williams, playwright), and VENUS (Williams, tennis player) are all famous Williamses.

WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY AS PROPER NOUNSDevious
HERB,JOB,NICE,READING

HERB (/ɜrb/ vs. the name /hɜrb/), JOB (task vs. the biblical name), NICE (pleasant vs. the French city /niːs/), and READING (comprehending vs. the English town /ˈrɛdɪŋ/) are all words whose pronunciation shifts when used as proper nouns.

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