NYT Connections Hints for March 18, 2025 (#683)
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KINDER
DICE
SINGULAR
DIE
OXEN
SPECIAL
DEER
LICE
UNIQUE
SHEEP
SQUID
ANGST
MICE
WURST
REMARKABLE
SHRIMP
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EXCEPTIONAL
Back to CategoriesOutstanding or Unique
REMARKABLE
Worthy of attention; striking.
SINGULAR
Exceptional or extraordinary.
SPECIAL
Better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual.
UNIQUE
Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
GERMAN WORDS
Back to CategoriesWords borrowed from the German language
ANGST
A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically about the human condition or the state of the world.
DIE
The German word for 'the' (feminine singular or plural).
KINDER
The German word for 'children'.
WURST
The German word for 'sausage'.
PLURAL ANIMALS IDENTICAL TO THEIR SINGULAR FORMS
Back to CategoriesAnimals whose plural forms are the same as their singular forms
DEER
A hoofed grazing or browsing animal, with branched bony antlers that are shed annually and typically borne only by the male.
SHEEP
A domesticated ruminant animal with a thick woolly coat and (typically only in the male) curving horns.
SHRIMP
A small free-swimming crustacean with an elongated body, typically marine and frequently harvested for food.
SQUID
A mollusk with a long body, eight arms, and two tentacles, typically able to change color.
PLURAL WORDS THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR SINGULAR FORMS
Back to CategoriesWords whose plural forms are significantly different from their singular forms
DICE
Plural of 'die', a small cube with each side having a different number of spots on it, used in games of chance.
LICE
Plural of 'louse', a small, wingless, parasitic insect that lives on the skin of mammals and birds.
MICE
Plural of 'mouse', a small rodent that typically has a pointed snout, relatively large ears and eyes, and a long tail.
OXEN
Plural of 'ox', a castrated bull used as a draft animal.