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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 12, 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.
BOGO
BOZO
COMO
DODO
DOPE
FOMO
GOAT
GOLF
JUDO
LOCO
POCO
POLO
ROJO
SUMO
YO-YO
YOLO
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SPORTSStraightforward
DOOFUSModerate
ACRONYMSTricky
SPANISH WORDSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SPORTSStraightforward
THESE FOUR-LETTER WORDS ARE ALL ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS+ 3 more…
DOOFUSModerate
ALL SLANG TERMS FOR A SILLY OR STUPID PERSON+ 3 more…
ACRONYMSTricky
THESE ARE ALL ABBREVIATIONS TURNED INTO EVERYDAY WORDS+ 3 more…
SPANISH WORDSDevious
THESE WORDS ALL HAVE MEANINGS IN SPANISH+ 3 more…
Full solution
SPORTSStraightforward
GOLF,JUDO,POLO,SUMO
GOLF, JUDO, POLO, and SUMO are all sports/athletic competitions
DOOFUSModerate
BOZO,DODO,DOPE,YO-YO
BOZO, DODO, DOPE, and YO-YO are all informal words meaning a foolish or stupid person
ACRONYMSTricky
BOGO,FOMO,GOAT,YOLO
BOGO (Buy One Get One), FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), GOAT (Greatest Of All Time), and YOLO (You Only Live Once) are all popular acronyms
SPANISH WORDSDevious
COMO,LOCO,POCO,ROJO
COMO (how/like), LOCO (crazy), POCO (a little), and ROJO (red) are all common Spanish words