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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — April 8, 2025

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Word grid

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

COPY
DANIEL
JAB
JOB
JUDGES
NEGATIVE
NUMBERS
OVER
PIERCE
POKE
ROGER
SEAN
SIOBHAN
STICK
SUGAR
SURE
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Themes

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

PRICKStraightforward
RADIO LINGOModerate
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKSTricky
WORDS PRONOUNCED “SH” WITHOUT AN “SH”Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

PRICKStraightforward
WHAT A NEEDLE OR THORN MIGHT DO TO YOUR SKIN+ 3 more…
RADIO LINGOModerate
THINGS YOU MIGHT SAY INTO A WALKIE-TALKIE+ 3 more…
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKSTricky
BOOKS YOU'D FIND IN THE HEBREW BIBLE+ 3 more…
WORDS PRONOUNCED “SH” WITHOUT AN “SH”Devious
THESE WORDS START WITH A 'SH' SOUND BUT DON'T CONTAIN THE LETTERS S-H TOGETHER+ 3 more…
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Full solution
PRICKStraightforward
JAB,PIERCE,POKE,STICK

JAB, PIERCE, POKE, and STICK all mean to prick or puncture with a sharp point

RADIO LINGOModerate
COPY,NEGATIVE,OVER,ROGER

COPY, NEGATIVE, OVER, and ROGER are all standard terms used in radio communication and military/CB radio lingo

OLD TESTAMENT BOOKSTricky
DANIEL,JOB,JUDGES,NUMBERS

DANIEL, JOB, JUDGES, and NUMBERS are all books found in the Old Testament of the Bible

WORDS PRONOUNCED “SH” WITHOUT AN “SH”Devious
SEAN,SIOBHAN,SUGAR,SURE

SEAN, SIOBHAN, SUGAR, and SURE all begin with the 'sh' sound despite not containing the letter combination 'sh'

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