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Friday, July 18, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 18, 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.

BLANKET
BRIDGE
CATCH
COBRA
COW
EEL
GUITAR
NOTE
RUN
SEE
SERIES
SLIDE
SPOT
STREAK
STRING
WHEEL
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Themes

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

SEQUENCEStraightforward
PICK UP ONModerate
YOGA BACKBENDSTricky
ELECTRIC ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

SEQUENCEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING A CONSECUTIVE RUN OF THINGS+ 3 more…
PICK UP ONModerate
TO NOTICE OR BECOME AWARE OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
YOGA BACKBENDSTricky
POSES WHERE YOUR SPINE ARCHES BACKWARD ON THE MAT+ 3 more…
ELECTRIC ___Devious
EACH WORD FOLLOWS 'ELECTRIC' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
SEQUENCEStraightforward
RUN,SERIES,STREAK,STRING

RUN, SERIES, STREAK, and STRING all mean a sequence or consecutive succession of events or items.

PICK UP ONModerate
CATCH,NOTE,SEE,SPOT

CATCH, NOTE, SEE, and SPOT all mean to perceive or pick up on something, often subtly.

YOGA BACKBENDSTricky
BRIDGE,COBRA,COW,WHEEL

BRIDGE, COBRA, COW, and WHEEL are all yoga poses that involve backbending or spinal extension.

ELECTRIC ___Devious
BLANKET,EEL,GUITAR,SLIDE

BLANKET, EEL, GUITAR, and SLIDE all follow the word ELECTRIC to form well-known compound nouns or phrases.

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