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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — April 14, 2026

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Word grid

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

BELL
BOOKMARK
CACHE
COOKIE
GLOVES
HISTORY
LANCE
LEAN
LIST
MASON
PITCH
RING
ROUND
STYLE
TIP
WAY
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Themes

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

THINGS STORED BY A BROWSERStraightforward
BOXING TERMSModerate
TILTTricky
FREE___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

THINGS STORED BY A BROWSERStraightforward
YOUR WEB BROWSER KEEPS TRACK OF THESE BEHIND THE SCENES+ 3 more…
BOXING TERMSModerate
YOU'D FIND ALL OF THESE IN A PRIZEFIGHT+ 3 more…
TILTTricky
WAYS TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING AT AN ANGLE+ 3 more…
FREE___Devious
ADD 'FREE' BEFORE EACH TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
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Full solution
THINGS STORED BY A BROWSERStraightforward
BOOKMARK,CACHE,COOKIE,HISTORY

BOOKMARK, CACHE, COOKIE, and HISTORY are all things a web browser stores locally on your device.

BOXING TERMSModerate
BELL,GLOVES,RING,ROUND

BELL, GLOVES, RING, and ROUND are all terms associated with the sport of boxing.

TILTTricky
LEAN,LIST,PITCH,TIP

LEAN, LIST, PITCH, and TIP all mean to tilt or incline to one side.

FREE___Devious
LANCE,MASON,STYLE,WAY

LANCE, MASON, STYLE, and WAY can all follow FREE to form FREELANCE, FREEMASON, FREESTYLE, and FREEWAY.

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