[STEAM] ‘Cask’ meaning: NYT Connections Nov. 10 answer and hints

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What is ‘Cask’ in Connections hints and answer (Nov. 10)

Per Merriam-Webster,

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is “a barrel-shaped vessel of staves, headings, and hoops usually for liquids,” or the quantity contained within a cask. Odd and rarely-used the word may be, it is actually part of the yellow group of words in today’s Connections puzzle, the easiest of the bunch. Unsurprisingly, many players today ended up finding other groups first in this one. I personally got the purple one first because of how much the words involved stood out in their sheer oddity, figuring out the yellow group in third place.

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