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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 5, 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.
BAKER
BLOW
BOTCH
BOW
BUTCHER
CANDLESTICK
COAT
FLACK
FOREST
FRANKLIN
KNIFE
KNIGHT
MAKER
ROPE
SPOIL
WRENCH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MAKE A HASH OFStraightforward
WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUEModerate
ICONIC SOUL SINGERSTricky
RAIN___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MAKE A HASH OFStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO RUIN OR MESS SOMETHING UP BADLY+ 3 more…
WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUEModerate
ITEMS FOUND IN THE MANSION — NOT FOR DINNER+ 3 more…
ICONIC SOUL SINGERSTricky
LAST NAMES OF LEGENDARY SOUL MUSIC ARTISTS+ 3 more…
RAIN___Devious
EACH BECOMES A NEW WORD WHEN 'RAIN' IS PLACED BEFORE IT+ 3 more…
Full solution
MAKE A HASH OFStraightforward
BLOW,BOTCH,BUTCHER,SPOIL
BLOW, BOTCH, BUTCHER, and SPOIL all mean to make a mess of something or ruin it — synonyms for 'make a hash of'
WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUEModerate
CANDLESTICK,KNIFE,ROPE,WRENCH
CANDLESTICK, KNIFE, ROPE, and WRENCH are four of the six classic murder weapons in the board game Clue
ICONIC SOUL SINGERSTricky
BAKER,FRANKLIN,FLACK,KNIGHT
BAKER (Anita Baker), FRANKLIN (Aretha Franklin), FLACK (Roberta Flack), and KNIGHT (Gladys Knight) are all iconic soul singers known by their last names
RAIN___Devious
BOW,COAT,FOREST,MAKER
BOW, COAT, FOREST, and MAKER each follow RAIN to form RAINBOW, RAINCOAT, RAINFOREST, and RAINMAKER