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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 25, 2025

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Word grid

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

BARBIE DREAMHOUSE
BUG BITE
CALAMINE LOTION
CHERRY BLOSSOM
FLAMINGO
GLAD-HAND
HAPPY MEAL
LOTTERY TICKET
MERRY-GO-ROUND
MICKEY MOUSE
RINKY-DINK
SUNNY-SIDE UP
TRIVIAL
TWO-BIT
VINYL RECORD
YOUR HEAD
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Themes

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

SMALL-TIMEStraightforward
THINGS THAT ARE PINKModerate
THINGS YOU CAN SCRATCHTricky
STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

SMALL-TIMEStraightforward
WORDS OR PHRASES MEANING PETTY, INSIGNIFICANT, OR LOW-QUALITY+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE PINKModerate
THESE THINGS ALL SHARE A ROSY HUE+ 3 more…
THINGS YOU CAN SCRATCHTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT RUN YOUR NAILS ACROSS+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDSDevious
EACH BEGINS WITH A WORD THAT MEANS CHEERFUL OR UPBEAT+ 3 more…
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Full solution
SMALL-TIMEStraightforward
MICKEY MOUSE,RINKY-DINK,TRIVIAL,TWO-BIT

MICKEY MOUSE, RINKY-DINK, TRIVIAL, and TWO-BIT are all informal expressions meaning unimportant, cheap, or of little consequence.

THINGS THAT ARE PINKModerate
BARBIE DREAMHOUSE,CALAMINE LOTION,CHERRY BLOSSOM,FLAMINGO

BARBIE DREAMHOUSE, CALAMINE LOTION, CHERRY BLOSSOM, and FLAMINGO are all famously or iconically pink in color.

THINGS YOU CAN SCRATCHTricky
BUG BITE,LOTTERY TICKET,VINYL RECORD,YOUR HEAD

BUG BITE, LOTTERY TICKET, VINYL RECORD, and YOUR HEAD are all things commonly associated with the act of scratching.

STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDSDevious
GLAD-HAND,HAPPY MEAL,MERRY-GO-ROUND,SUNNY-SIDE UP

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.

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