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Hints for Connections #931
- One group contains formats for sending items through the mail.
- Look for four words that can mean fixed, motionless, or unchanging.
- One set names parts associated with a mechanical watch.
- In the last group, change the first letter of each word to reveal four dog breeds.
The 16 words on the board
DUSKY, SPRING, STILL, PERRIER, BOX, STATIONARY, GEAR, ENVELOPE, NOODLE, RATCHET, TUBE, STATIC, PAWL, CONSTANT, SOXER, MAILER.
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Connections #931 answers
| Category | Words | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|
| Containers for Shipping | BOX, ENVELOPE, MAILER, TUBE | Each is a container or mailing format used to send an item. |
| Unmoving | CONSTANT, STATIC, STATIONARY, STILL | Each can describe something fixed, motionless, or unchanging. |
| Mechanical Watch Parts | GEAR, PAWL, RATCHET, SPRING | All four words name parts associated with a mechanical watch. |
| Dogs with First Letter Changed | DUSKY, NOODLE, PERRIER, SOXER | Change each first letter to get HUSKY, POODLE, TERRIER, and BOXER. |
Tricky overlaps in this puzzle
Water words point in different directions
SPRING, STILL, and PERRIER may bring water to mind, but they belong to separate groups: SPRING is a watch part, STILL fits “Unmoving,” and PERRIER becomes TERRIER when its first letter changes.
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1Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches2Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problems3Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteStationary, not stationery
STATIONARY belongs with words meaning unmoving. The puzzle uses the spelling for being fixed in place, not “stationery,” the term for writing materials.
#1 Best Overall
PAWL is the less familiar watch-part word
PAWL is the least familiar entry in the mechanical-watch group for some solvers; the category places it with GEAR, RATCHET, and SPRING.
Quick Recap
Rank #2
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