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Saturday, October 10, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 10, 2026

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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.

BEAT
DRAFT
FEED
FIGURE
GATHER
IMAGINE
KICK
MESSAGES
NOTES
NOTIFICATIONS
OUTLINE
PROFILE
SHADOW
SUPPOSE
THESIS
UN
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Themes

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

USEFUL WHEN WRITING A PAPERStraightforward
PRESUMEModerate
SOCIAL MEDIA SECTIONSTricky
___BOXINGDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

USEFUL WHEN WRITING A PAPERStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND IN AN ACADEMIC WRITING TOOLKIT+ 3 more…
PRESUMEModerate
WORDS MEANING TO ASSUME OR RECKON+ 3 more…
SOCIAL MEDIA SECTIONSTricky
PLACES YOU NAVIGATE ON YOUR FAVORITE APP+ 3 more…
___BOXINGDevious
EACH PAIRS WITH 'BOXING' TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
USEFUL WHEN WRITING A PAPERStraightforward
DRAFT,NOTES,OUTLINE,THESIS

DRAFT, NOTES, OUTLINE, and THESIS are all essential components or stages when writing an academic paper.

PRESUMEModerate
FIGURE,GATHER,IMAGINE,SUPPOSE

FIGURE, GATHER, IMAGINE, and SUPPOSE all mean to presume or make an assumption without certainty.

SOCIAL MEDIA SECTIONSTricky
FEED,MESSAGES,NOTIFICATIONS,PROFILE

FEED, MESSAGES, NOTIFICATIONS, and PROFILE are all standard sections or tabs found on social media platforms.

___BOXINGDevious
BEAT,KICK,SHADOW,UN

BEAT, KICK, SHADOW, and UN can each precede BOXING to form BEATBOXING, KICKBOXING, SHADOWBOXING, and UNBOXING.

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