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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 23, 2025

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Word grid

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

BALL
BIRDIE
DANDY
DOGGY
DUCKY
FINE
GO
KITTY
MIXED
POT
PRIZE
PUCK
PURSE
STONE
SWAG
SWELL
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Themes

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

PEACHYStraightforward
WINNINGSModerate
PIECES OF OLYMPIC SPORTS EQUIPMENTTricky
___ BAGDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

PEACHYStraightforward
WORDS MEANING EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT+ 3 more…
WINNINGSModerate
WHAT YOU'RE COMPETING FOR IN A CONTEST+ 3 more…
PIECES OF OLYMPIC SPORTS EQUIPMENTTricky
OBJECTS USED IN OLYMPIC COMPETITIONS+ 3 more…
___ BAGDevious
THESE ALL PRECEDE A COMMON WORD TO MAKE A COMPOUND PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
PEACHYStraightforward
DANDY,DUCKY,FINE,SWELL

DANDY, DUCKY, FINE, and SWELL are all informal words meaning 'excellent' or 'perfectly okay,' synonymous with 'peachy'

WINNINGSModerate
KITTY,POT,PRIZE,PURSE

KITTY, POT, PRIZE, and PURSE all refer to winnings or the sum of money/reward up for grabs in a competition or game

PIECES OF OLYMPIC SPORTS EQUIPMENTTricky
BALL,BIRDIE,PUCK,STONE

BALL (various sports), BIRDIE (badminton), PUCK (ice hockey), and STONE (curling) are all pieces of equipment used in Olympic sports

___ BAGDevious
DOGGY,GO,MIXED,SWAG

DOGGY BAG, GO BAG, MIXED BAG, and SWAG BAG are all compound phrases formed by adding 'BAG' to the given words

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