Connections Answers
Monday, June 29, 2026
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OLD TIMEY TROUBLEMAKERS
These words all describe people who cause trouble or mischief. They are often used in older stories or have an 'old-fashioned' feel, hence 'old timey'.
Individual words:
•MISCREANT: An old-fashioned word for someone who causes trouble or breaks rules. It means a bad person, often used in books or older movies.
•ROGUE: Someone who is a bit bad or mischievous, often in a clever or tricky way. They might not follow rules and act independently, sometimes causing trouble.
•RUFFIAN: A rough, violent person, often a member of a gang, who causes trouble or harm to others. It suggests physical intimidation or fighting.
•SCOUNDREL: A dishonest and untrustworthy person who often cheats or behaves badly. It's an old-fashioned word, often used to describe someone sneaky or morally wrong.
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CONSUME WITH GUSTO
These words are all informal ways to say you eat or drink something very quickly and enthusiastically, often a large amount, showing great enjoyment or hunger.
Individual words:
•CRUSH: To eat or drink something very quickly and completely, often a lot. It shows you really enjoyed it or were very hungry, like 'crushing' a pizza.
•GUZZLE: To drink something very fast and in large amounts. You often 'guzzle' water when very thirsty, or soda for pleasure.
•INHALE: To eat food extremely quickly, almost without stopping to chew. It's like you're breathing the food in because you are so hungry or love it.
•SNARF: An informal word meaning to eat or drink food very fast and greedily, often making small noises. It suggests eating messily but with enjoyment.
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PARTS OF A SPEAKER
These words are all different parts or types of an audio speaker, a device that plays sound.
Individual words:
•CABINET: This is the outer box or case of a speaker. It holds all the inner parts and often helps improve sound quality.
•CONE: This is the round, usually paper or plastic part inside a speaker that vibrates back and forth to create sound waves.
•MAGNET: This is a part inside the speaker that creates a magnetic field. It helps the cone move to produce sound.
•WOOFER: This is a specific type of speaker driver. It is designed to produce low-frequency sounds, often called bass, like drum beats.
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ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE
Each word ends with the sound of a part of a tree: EMBARK (bark), GROOT (root), NUDIBRANCH (branch), STRUNK (trunk).
Individual words:
•EMBARK: To 'embark' means to start a journey, often on a ship. The end of the word sounds like 'bark,' the outer covering of a tree.
•GROOT: Groot is a very popular Marvel movie character. He is an alien who looks like a tree and can only say 'I am Groot.'
•NUDIBRANCH: A 'nudibranch' is a type of soft-bodied, often colorful, sea slug. They are marine animals that live in the ocean.
•STRUNK: This word refers to Strunk & White, famous American authors of 'The Elements of Style,' a classic book on writing rules.