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NYT Connections Hints for June 9, 2024 (#394)

Game

SALTY
PEPPER
BAKED
CAKE
SPRINKLE
ONION
BITTER
EARTH
SWEET
SCATTER
COUCH
UPSET
HOT
PLYWOOD
SORE
STREW

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FEELING SOME TYPE OF WAY

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Expressing Negative Emotions

BITTER
Feeling resentful or cynical.
SALTY
Slang for being upset or angry, often over something minor.
SORE
Feeling pain or discomfort; also used to describe being upset.
UPSET
Feeling distressed, unhappy, or worried.

THROW HERE AND THERE

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Distributing or Spreading

PEPPER
To sprinkle or scatter small particles over a surface.
SCATTER
To throw or spread things in various random directions.
SPRINKLE
To distribute small particles or drops over a surface.
STREW
To scatter or spread things untidily over a surface or area.

THINGS WITH LAYERS

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Layered Structures

CAKE
A sweet baked food made with layers of batter or dough.
EARTH
The planet we live on, consisting of layers like the crust, mantle, and core.
ONION
A vegetable with multiple concentric layers.
PLYWOOD
A type of wood made from thin layers of wood veneer glued together.

Types of Potatoes or Related Terms

BAKED
A potato cooked by baking in an oven.
COUCH
Slang for someone who spends a lot of time sitting, often watching TV ('couch potato').
HOT
A topic or issue that is controversial or widely discussed ('hot potato').
SWEET
A type of potato with a sweet taste, different from regular potatoes.