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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — May 28, 2025

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Word grid

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

BLUEST
BRIDGE
CHAIN
CHICAGO
CRASH
GLADIATOR
JOIN
LINK
MOONLIGHT
PEDAL
POPE
ROCKY
SADDLE
SKAT
UNITE
WHEEL
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Themes

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

CONNECTStraightforward
PARTS OF A BIKEModerate
BEST PICTURE WINNERS SINCE 2000Tricky
MUSIC GENRES PLUS A LETTERDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

CONNECTStraightforward
WORDS THAT MEAN TO BRING TOGETHER OR FASTEN+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A BIKEModerate
COMPONENTS YOU'D FIND ON A BICYCLE+ 3 more…
BEST PICTURE WINNERS SINCE 2000Tricky
OSCAR BEST PICTURE WINNERS FROM THE 21ST CENTURY+ 3 more…
MUSIC GENRES PLUS A LETTERDevious
MUSIC GENRES WITH AN EXTRA LETTER ADDED+ 3 more…
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Full solution
CONNECTStraightforward
BRIDGE,JOIN,LINK,UNITE

BRIDGE, JOIN, LINK, and UNITE all mean to connect or bring things together.

PARTS OF A BIKEModerate
CHAIN,PEDAL,SADDLE,WHEEL

CHAIN, PEDAL, SADDLE, and WHEEL are all parts found on a bicycle.

BEST PICTURE WINNERS SINCE 2000Tricky
CHICAGO,CRASH,GLADIATOR,MOONLIGHT

CHICAGO (2003), CRASH (2006), GLADIATOR (2001), and MOONLIGHT (2017) all won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

MUSIC GENRES PLUS A LETTERDevious
BLUEST,POPE,ROCKY,SKAT

Each word is a music genre plus one letter: BLUES+T, POP+E, ROCK+Y, SKA+T.

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