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Sunday, May 25, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — May 25, 2025

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Word grid

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

ACE
CHAIN
CLONE
CONCH
DOUBLE
ELECTRONIC
HELIX
JACK
JUNK
KING
LOBE
QUEEN
RINGER
ROOK
SNAIL
TWIN
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Themes

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

PLAYING CARDSStraightforward
DOPPELGÄNGERModerate
EAR PIERCING SITESTricky
___ MAILDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

PLAYING CARDSStraightforward
FACE CARDS AND THEIR HIGH-VALUE COMPANION IN A STANDARD DECK+ 3 more…
DOPPELGÄNGERModerate
WORDS FOR AN EXACT LOOKALIKE OR DUPLICATE OF A PERSON+ 3 more…
EAR PIERCING SITESTricky
SPECIFIC SPOTS ON THE EAR WHERE YOU MIGHT GET A PIERCING+ 3 more…
___ MAILDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'MAIL' TO FORM A COMMON COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
PLAYING CARDSStraightforward
ACE,JACK,KING,QUEEN

ACE, JACK, KING, and QUEEN are all named cards in a standard deck of playing cards, distinct from numbered cards.

DOPPELGÄNGERModerate
CLONE,DOUBLE,RINGER,TWIN

CLONE, DOUBLE, RINGER, and TWIN all describe someone or something that is an identical copy or near-perfect duplicate of another.

EAR PIERCING SITESTricky
CONCH,HELIX,LOBE,ROOK

CONCH, HELIX, LOBE, and ROOK are all named anatomical locations on the ear that are popular sites for piercings.

___ MAILDevious
CHAIN,ELECTRONIC,JUNK,SNAIL

CHAIN, ELECTRONIC, JUNK, and SNAIL can all precede MAIL to form familiar compound terms: chain mail, electronic mail, junk mail, and snail mail.

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