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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 19, 2025

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Word grid

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

CASK
COLONY
DIRECT
FALL
GUIDE
HEARTH
HUSKY
LEAD
LUNGE
MASQUE
PIT
SHEPHERD
SKINK
SOLID
SQUAT
THICK
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Themes

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

STOCKYStraightforward
STEERModerate
SECOND WORDS IN POE STORIES, AFTER "THE"Tricky
ORGAN PLUS A LETTERDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

STOCKYStraightforward
WORDS DESCRIBING A BROAD, STURDY BUILD+ 3 more…
STEERModerate
WAYS TO POINT SOMEONE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION+ 3 more…
SECOND WORDS IN POE STORIES, AFTER "THE"Tricky
COMPLETE THE TITLE OF A POE TALE: 'THE ___'+ 3 more…
ORGAN PLUS A LETTERDevious
EACH WORD HIDES A BODY ORGAN WITH ONE LETTER ADDED+ 3 more…
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Full solution
STOCKYStraightforward
HUSKY,SOLID,SQUAT,THICK

HUSKY, SOLID, SQUAT, and THICK all describe a stocky physical build — short and broad-bodied.

STEERModerate
DIRECT,GUIDE,LEAD,SHEPHERD

DIRECT, GUIDE, LEAD, and SHEPHERD all mean to steer or navigate someone toward a destination or outcome.

SECOND WORDS IN POE STORIES, AFTER "THE"Tricky
CASK,FALL,PIT,MASQUE

CASK (of Amontillado), FALL (of the House of Usher), PIT (and the Pendulum), and MASQUE (of the Red Death) are all second words in famous Edgar Allan Poe story titles beginning with 'The.'

ORGAN PLUS A LETTERDevious
COLONY,HEARTH,LUNGE,SKINK

Each word contains a body organ plus one extra letter: COLONY (colon+Y), HEARTH (heart+H), LUNGE (lung+E), SKINK (skin+K).

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