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NYT Connections Hints for June 29, 2026 (#1187)

Game

WOOFER
RUFFIAN
INHALE
GROOT
EMBARK
MAGNET
SNARF
CONE
ROGUE
CRUSH
CABINET
STRUNK
NUDIBRANCH
MISCREANT
GUZZLE
SCOUNDREL

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OLD TIMEY TROUBLEMAKERS

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Old-fashioned terms for troublemakers or dishonest people

MISCREANT
A person who behaves badly or unlawfully; a villain or wrongdoer.
ROGUE
A dishonest or unprincipled person, often a scoundrel or rascal.
RUFFIAN
A violent, lawless person, often a bully or thug.
SCOUNDREL
A dishonest or unscrupulous person; a villain or rogue.

CONSUME WITH GUSTO

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To eat or drink quickly and enthusiastically

CRUSH
To drink or consume something eagerly, often in a single gulp.
GUZZLE
To drink or eat quickly and greedily.
INHALE
To eat very quickly, as if swallowing without chewing.
SNARF
To eat or drink quickly and greedily; to scarf down.

PARTS OF A SPEAKER

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Components of a loudspeaker or audio system

CABINET
The enclosure or box that houses the speaker components.
CONE
The diaphragm that moves to produce sound waves.
MAGNET
The magnetic component that interacts with the voice coil to drive the cone.
WOOFER
A speaker driver designed to reproduce low-frequency sounds (bass).

ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE

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Words that end with a part of a tree (bark, root, branch, trunk)

EMBARK
Ends with 'bark' — the outer covering of a tree.
GROOT
Ends with 'root' — the underground part of a tree.
NUDIBRANCH
Ends with 'branch' — a limb of a tree.
STRUNK
Ends with 'trunk' — the main stem of a tree.