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Friday, November 21, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 21, 2025

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Word grid

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

AWARENESS RIBBON
BOLT CUTTER
BOUTONNIÈRE
CHOW MEIN
CLOWNFISH
COSMOPOLITAN
GREYHOUND
GRUMPY OLD MAN
LAPEL PIN
LAVALIER
RACECAR
SCARF RING
SCREWDRIVER
SEA BREEZE
TALKING DOLL
WOLF EEL
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Themes

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

THINGS WORN ON LAPELSStraightforward
COCKTAILSModerate
PIXAR PROTAGONISTSTricky
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "EAT"Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

THINGS WORN ON LAPELSStraightforward
THESE ACCESSORIES ALL ATTACH TO OR DECORATE THE CHEST AREA OF A JACKET+ 3 more…
COCKTAILSModerate
THESE MIXED DRINKS ALL CONTAIN FRUIT JUICE AND A SPIRIT+ 3 more…
PIXAR PROTAGONISTSTricky
THESE ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN PIXAR FILMS, NOT THEIR NAMES+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "EAT"Devious
EACH OF THESE TWO-WORD PHRASES BEGINS WITH A WORD MEANING 'TO EAT'+ 3 more…
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Full solution
THINGS WORN ON LAPELSStraightforward
AWARENESS RIBBON,BOUTONNIÈRE,LAPEL PIN,LAVALIER

Awareness ribbons, boutonnières, lapel pins, and lavalier microphones are all items worn clipped or attached to a jacket lapel

COCKTAILSModerate
COSMOPOLITAN,GREYHOUND,SCREWDRIVER,SEA BREEZE

Cosmopolitan, Greyhound, Screwdriver, and Sea Breeze are all classic cocktails made with vodka and various fruit juices

PIXAR PROTAGONISTSTricky
CLOWNFISH,GRUMPY OLD MAN,RACECAR,TALKING DOLL

These are descriptive phrases for Pixar movie protagonists: Nemo (clownfish), Carl Fredricksen (grumpy old man), Lightning McQueen (racecar), and Woody (talking doll)

STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "EAT"Devious
BOLT CUTTER,CHOW MEIN,SCARF RING,WOLF EEL

Bolt (eat quickly), Chow (eat), Scarf (eat greedily), and Wolf (eat ravenously) are all synonyms for 'eat' that start these compound words or phrases: Bolt Cutter, Chow Mein, Scarf Ring, Wolf Eel

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