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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — May 13, 2025

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Word grid

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

BATHROOM
BAZAAR
DRY
EVERGREEN
FAIR
HAWAIIAN
INFRARED
MARIGOLD
MARKET
OUTLET
PIPE
PLAIN
QUICKSILVER
SUPREME
VACUUM
VEGGIE
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Themes

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

PLACES TO SHOPStraightforward
KINDS OF PIZZAModerate
ENDING WITH COLORSTricky
___ CLEANERDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

PLACES TO SHOPStraightforward
PLACES WHERE YOU BROWSE AND BUY GOODS+ 3 more…
KINDS OF PIZZAModerate
WHAT TOPPINGS ARE YOU GETTING ON THAT PIE?+ 3 more…
ENDING WITH COLORSTricky
EACH WORD SECRETLY ENDS WITH A COLOR+ 3 more…
___ CLEANERDevious
EACH WORD PAIRS WITH 'CLEANER' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
PLACES TO SHOPStraightforward
BAZAAR,FAIR,MARKET,OUTLET

BAZAAR, FAIR, MARKET, and OUTLET are all places where people shop for goods.

KINDS OF PIZZAModerate
HAWAIIAN,PLAIN,SUPREME,VEGGIE

HAWAIIAN, PLAIN, SUPREME, and VEGGIE are all types or styles of pizza.

ENDING WITH COLORSTricky
EVERGREEN,INFRARED,MARIGOLD,QUICKSILVER

EVERGREEN ends in GREEN, INFRARED ends in RED, MARIGOLD ends in GOLD, and QUICKSILVER ends in SILVER.

___ CLEANERDevious
BATHROOM,DRY,PIPE,VACUUM

BATHROOM CLEANER, DRY CLEANER, PIPE CLEANER, and VACUUM CLEANER are all common compound phrases.

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