Connections Hints
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 11, 2025
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
Show the themesCategory names only, no words revealed
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.
BASE
BLUSH
COMPASS
ENVELOPE
EXTENT
FOUNDATION
HIGHLIGHTER
HOLDER
MUSIC NOTES
POWDER
RANGE
REST
SCALE
SCOPE
SPEECH BUBBLE
STAND
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MAKEUPStraightforward
BREADTHModerate
OBJECT USED FOR SUPPORTTricky
ICONS ON AN IPHONEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MAKEUPStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT APPLY TO YOUR FACE BEFORE GOING OUT+ 3 more…
BREADTHModerate
WORDS MEANING HOW WIDE OR FAR-REACHING SOMETHING IS+ 3 more…
OBJECT USED FOR SUPPORTTricky
THINGS THAT HOLD SOMETHING ELSE UP OR IN PLACE+ 3 more…
ICONS ON AN IPHONEDevious
SMALL PICTURES REPRESENTING APPS ON YOUR IPHONE'S HOME SCREEN+ 3 more…
Full solution
MAKEUPStraightforward
BLUSH,FOUNDATION,HIGHLIGHTER,POWDER
Blush, foundation, highlighter, and powder are all cosmetic makeup products applied to the face
BREADTHModerate
EXTENT,RANGE,SCALE,SCOPE
Extent, range, scale, and scope all refer to the breadth or span of something
OBJECT USED FOR SUPPORTTricky
BASE,HOLDER,REST,STAND
Base, holder, rest, and stand are all objects or structures used to support something else
ICONS ON AN IPHONEDevious
COMPASS,ENVELOPE,MUSIC NOTES,SPEECH BUBBLE
Compass (Safari), envelope (Mail), music notes (Music), and speech bubble (Messages) are all icons representing default iPhone apps