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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 28, 2025

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Word grid

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

BALL
BELL
BONE
BOOT
DIESEL
DROVE
FRISBEE
HOST
LOAD
POINTS
SCORE
SINGER
STICK
TICKET
TOW
WATT
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Themes

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

THINGS A DOG CAN FETCHStraightforward
GREAT MANYModerate
POSSIBLE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATIONTricky
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INVENTORSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

THINGS A DOG CAN FETCHStraightforward
WHAT YOU MIGHT THROW FOR YOUR PUP TO RETRIEVE+ 3 more…
GREAT MANYModerate
WORDS MEANING A LARGE NUMBER OR ABUNDANCE+ 3 more…
POSSIBLE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATIONTricky
CONSEQUENCES YOU MIGHT FACE AFTER GETTING PULLED OVER+ 3 more…
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INVENTORSDevious
THEIR LAST NAMES ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD+ 3 more…
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Full solution
THINGS A DOG CAN FETCHStraightforward
BALL,BONE,FRISBEE,STICK

BALL, BONE, FRISBEE, and STICK are all classic objects that dogs are commonly trained or encouraged to fetch and bring back to their owners.

GREAT MANYModerate
DROVE,HOST,LOAD,SCORE

DROVE, HOST, LOAD, and SCORE are all words that can mean a great quantity or a large number of something.

POSSIBLE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATIONTricky
BOOT,POINTS,TICKET,TOW

BOOT (wheel clamp), POINTS (added to your license), TICKET (fine), and TOW (vehicle removal) are all potential consequences of committing a traffic violation.

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INVENTORSDevious
BELL,DIESEL,SINGER,WATT

BELL (Alexander Graham Bell, telephone), DIESEL (Rudolf Diesel, diesel engine), SINGER (Isaac Singer, sewing machine), and WATT (James Watt, steam engine improvements) are all inventors associated with the Industrial Revolution era.

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