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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 3, 2025

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Word grid

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

CHARM
FINE
FRIENDSHIP
GRANDSTAND
HUNKY-DORY
ID
LAW
MEDICINE
OK
POSTURE
SELF-CARE
SHOWBOAT
SWAGGER
SWELL
TENNIS
WITCHCRAFT
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Themes

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

BE OSTENTATIOUSStraightforward
COPACETICModerate
KINDS OF BRACELETSTricky
THINGS YOU CAN PRACTICEDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

BE OSTENTATIOUSStraightforward
SHOW OFF OR ACT WITH EXCESSIVE FLAIR+ 3 more…
COPACETICModerate
WORDS MEANING EVERYTHING IS PERFECTLY FINE+ 3 more…
KINDS OF BRACELETSTricky
THESE ALL PRECEDE 'BRACELET'+ 3 more…
THINGS YOU CAN PRACTICEDevious
PROFESSIONS OR DISCIPLINES ONE CAN 'PRACTICE'+ 3 more…
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Full solution
BE OSTENTATIOUSStraightforward
GRANDSTAND,POSTURE,SHOWBOAT,SWAGGER

GRANDSTAND, POSTURE, SHOWBOAT, and SWAGGER all mean to behave ostentatiously or show off for an audience.

COPACETICModerate
FINE,HUNKY-DORY,OK,SWELL

FINE, HUNKY-DORY, OK, and SWELL are all synonyms for 'copacetic,' meaning satisfactory or in good order.

KINDS OF BRACELETSTricky
CHARM,FRIENDSHIP,ID,TENNIS

CHARM, FRIENDSHIP, ID, and TENNIS can each precede the word 'bracelet' to name a specific type of wrist accessory.

THINGS YOU CAN PRACTICEDevious
LAW,MEDICINE,SELF-CARE,WITCHCRAFT

LAW, MEDICINE, SELF-CARE, and WITCHCRAFT are all things commonly described as something you 'practice,' whether professionally or personally.

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