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Sunday, May 11, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — May 11, 2025

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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BOSS
DELIGHT
DODGE
DUCK
EARTH
GOOSE
HEALTH
LEVEL
MAY I
PLEASE
POWER-UP
SHAKE
SKIRT
SUIT
SUPERIOR
TICKLE
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

MAKE HAPPYStraightforward
EVADEModerate
COMMON VIDEO GAME FEATURESTricky
MOTHER ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

MAKE HAPPYStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO BRING SOMEONE JOY OR SATISFACTION+ 3 more…
EVADEModerate
WAYS TO SLIP AWAY OR AVOID SOMETHING+ 3 more…
COMMON VIDEO GAME FEATURESTricky
THINGS YOU ENCOUNTER IN ALMOST EVERY VIDEO GAME+ 3 more…
MOTHER ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'MOTHER' TO COMPLETE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
MAKE HAPPYStraightforward
DELIGHT,PLEASE,SUIT,TICKLE

DELIGHT, PLEASE, SUIT, and TICKLE all mean to make someone happy or satisfied

EVADEModerate
DODGE,DUCK,SHAKE,SKIRT

DODGE, DUCK, SHAKE, and SKIRT all mean to evade or avoid something

COMMON VIDEO GAME FEATURESTricky
BOSS,LEVEL,HEALTH,POWER-UP

BOSS, LEVEL, HEALTH, and POWER-UP are common features found across many video games

MOTHER ___Devious
EARTH,GOOSE,MAY I,SUPERIOR

EARTH, GOOSE, MAY I, and SUPERIOR all follow 'Mother' to form well-known compound words or phrases: Mother Earth, Mother Goose, Mother May I, and Lake Superior (the largest Great Lake)

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