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Saturday, June 7, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 7, 2025

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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid

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

AIR
BREATHE
CHICKEN
EQUINOX
FLING
FOUND
HYDRATE
INSTITUTE
LAUNCH
NUMBER
ONION
REST
SONG
START
STRAIN
STRETCH
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Themes

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

TIPS FOR WORKING OUT SAFELYStraightforward
ESTABLISHModerate
DITTYTricky
SPRING ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

TIPS FOR WORKING OUT SAFELYStraightforward
ADVICE A PERSONAL TRAINER MIGHT GIVE YOU BEFORE AND AFTER A WORKOUT+ 3 more…
ESTABLISHModerate
WORDS MEANING TO SET SOMETHING UP OR GET IT GOING FOR THE FIRST TIME+ 3 more…
DITTYTricky
WORDS THAT CAN MEAN A SHORT, SIMPLE TUNE OR MELODY+ 3 more…
SPRING ___Devious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN FOLLOW 'SPRING' TO MAKE A COMMON COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
TIPS FOR WORKING OUT SAFELYStraightforward
BREATHE,HYDRATE,REST,STRETCH

BREATHE, HYDRATE, REST, and STRETCH are all common safety tips given to people exercising

ESTABLISHModerate
FOUND,INSTITUTE,LAUNCH,START

FOUND, INSTITUTE, LAUNCH, and START all mean to establish or create something new

DITTYTricky
AIR,NUMBER,SONG,STRAIN

AIR, NUMBER, SONG, and STRAIN are all words that can refer to a short piece of music or a ditty

SPRING ___Devious
CHICKEN,EQUINOX,FLING,ONION

SPRING CHICKEN, SPRING EQUINOX, SPRING FLING, and SPRING ONION are all common 'SPRING ___' phrases

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