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Thursday, August 21, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — August 21, 2025

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Word grid

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

BOO-BOO
CHEESE
DIPSY
DREAM
FANTASY
FLUB
GAFFE
GOOGLE
INSECT
LA-LA
NEVER NEVER
NO-NO
RADIO TOWER
SATELLITE DISH
TELETUBBY
YANKEE
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Themes

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

BLUNDERStraightforward
LANDS OF THE IMAGINATIONModerate
THINGS WITH ANTENNA/ETricky
___ DOODLEDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

BLUNDERStraightforward
WORDS FOR A SILLY MISTAKE OR MISSTEP+ 3 more…
LANDS OF THE IMAGINATIONModerate
FICTIONAL, FARAWAY PLACES THAT EXIST ONLY IN THE MIND+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH ANTENNA/ETricky
THESE ALL SPORT A PROTRUDING RECEIVER OR FEELER+ 3 more…
___ DOODLEDevious
FILL IN THE BLANK: ___ DOODLE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
BLUNDERStraightforward
BOO-BOO,FLUB,GAFFE,NO-NO

BOO-BOO, FLUB, GAFFE, and NO-NO are all informal words meaning a blunder or mistake.

LANDS OF THE IMAGINATIONModerate
DREAM,FANTASY,LA-LA,NEVER NEVER

DREAM, FANTASY, LA-LA, and NEVER NEVER all precede 'land' to describe imaginary or make-believe places.

THINGS WITH ANTENNA/ETricky
INSECT,RADIO TOWER,SATELLITE DISH,TELETUBBY

An INSECT has antennae, a RADIO TOWER has an antenna, a SATELLITE DISH is an antenna, and a TELETUBBY has an antenna on its head.

___ DOODLEDevious
CHEESE,DIPSY,GOOGLE,YANKEE

CHEESE Doodle (snack), DIPSY Doodle (Teletubbies character/song), GOOGLE Doodle (decorated logo), and YANKEE Doodle (patriotic song) all precede 'Doodle'.

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