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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 15, 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.

BARS
BEAM
BOOT
BOUNCE
EJECT
FEATHERS
NOPE
PEARL
PLAY
POWER
REMOVE
RINGS
SCREAM
SHOE
SMILE
VAULT
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Themes

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

GYMNASTICS APPARATUSStraightforward
FORCE TO LEAVEModerate
HORROR MOVIES FROM 2022Tricky
HORSE___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

GYMNASTICS APPARATUSStraightforward
EQUIPMENT YOU MIGHT SEE AT THE OLYMPICS IN A FLOOR ROUTINE OR VAULT EVENT+ 3 more…
FORCE TO LEAVEModerate
WORDS MEANING TO KICK SOMEONE OUT OR EXPEL THEM+ 3 more…
HORROR MOVIES FROM 2022Tricky
THESE FILMS MADE AUDIENCES SCREAM IN THEATERS THREE YEARS AGO+ 3 more…
HORSE___Devious
ADD THIS ANIMAL TO THE FRONT OF EACH WORD TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
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Full solution
GYMNASTICS APPARATUSStraightforward
BARS,BEAM,RINGS,VAULT

BARS, BEAM, RINGS, and VAULT are all apparatus used in Olympic gymnastics competitions

FORCE TO LEAVEModerate
BOOT,BOUNCE,EJECT,REMOVE

BOOT, BOUNCE, EJECT, and REMOVE all mean to forcibly expel or dismiss someone from a place

HORROR MOVIES FROM 2022Tricky
NOPE,PEARL,SCREAM,SMILE

NOPE, PEARL, SCREAM, and SMILE were all horror movies released in 2022

HORSE___Devious
FEATHERS,PLAY,POWER,SHOE

HORSE precedes each word to make HORSEFEATHERS, HORSEPLAY, HORSEPOWER, and HORSESHOE

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