Connections Hints
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 25, 2025
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MICKEY MOUSE, RINKY-DINK, TRIVIAL, and TWO-BIT are all informal expressions meaning unimportant, cheap, or of little consequence.
BARBIE DREAMHOUSE, CALAMINE LOTION, CHERRY BLOSSOM, and FLAMINGO are all famously or iconically pink in color.
BUG BITE, LOTTERY TICKET, VINYL RECORD, and YOUR HEAD are all things commonly associated with the act of scratching.
GLAD-HAND, HAPPY MEAL, MERRY-GO-ROUND, and SUNNY-SIDE UP each start with a word (GLAD, HAPPY, MERRY, SUNNY) that conveys optimism or joy.