Connections Hints
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 20, 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.
ANY
ARTY
BRUSH
CROWN
DECAY
ENAMEL
ESSAY
FIX
KISS
PASTE
PLASTER
PULP
ROOT
SKIM
STICK
STROKE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ADHEREStraightforward
GRAZEModerate
PARTS OF A TOOTHTricky
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ADHEREStraightforward
WAYS TO MAKE SOMETHING STAY PUT+ 3 more…
GRAZEModerate
BARELY TOUCH, LIKE A LIGHT CONTACT+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A TOOTHTricky
ANATOMY FOUND IN YOUR MOUTH'S CHOMPERS+ 3 more…
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERSDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS, WHEN SPOKEN ALOUD, SOUNDS LIKE TWO ALPHABET LETTERS+ 3 more…
Full solution
ADHEREStraightforward
FIX,PASTE,PLASTER,STICK
FIX, PASTE, PLASTER, and STICK all mean to adhere or attach something to a surface.
GRAZEModerate
BRUSH,KISS,SKIM,STROKE
BRUSH, KISS, SKIM, and STROKE all mean to graze or make gentle, glancing contact.
PARTS OF A TOOTHTricky
CROWN,ENAMEL,PULP,ROOT
CROWN, ENAMEL, PULP, and ROOT are all structural parts of a tooth.
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERSDevious
ANY,ARTY,DECAY,ESSAY
ANY sounds like N+E, ARTY sounds like R+T, DECAY sounds like D+K, and ESSAY sounds like S+A — each word phonetically contains two letter names.