Connections Hints

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 27, 2025

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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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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.

AVALANCHE
CONFECTIONS
DESKTOP
DOCUMENTS
DOWNLOADS
DRILLS
FILES
GRANDS
HURDLE
MUSIC
OUTPOURING
ROUTERS
SAWS
SWELLING SEA
TIDAL WAVE
TORRENT
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Themes

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

INUNDATIONStraightforward
MAIN FOLDERS IN A COMPUTERModerate
WOODWORKING TOOLSTricky
RHYMES FOR NEW YORK TIMES GAMESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

INUNDATIONStraightforward
THESE ALL DESCRIBE AN OVERWHELMING RUSH OR FLOOD OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
MAIN FOLDERS IN A COMPUTERModerate
PLACES YOU'D FIND FILES ORGANIZED ON YOUR LAPTOP OR PC+ 3 more…
WOODWORKING TOOLSTricky
EQUIPMENT YOU'D FIND IN A WOODWORKING SHOP+ 3 more…
RHYMES FOR NEW YORK TIMES GAMESDevious
EACH WORD OR PHRASE RHYMES WITH A SPECIFIC NYT GAMES TITLE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
INUNDATIONStraightforward
AVALANCHE,OUTPOURING,TIDAL WAVE,TORRENT

AVALANCHE, OUTPOURING, TIDAL WAVE, and TORRENT all describe an overwhelming flood or surge of something, whether water, emotion, or material

MAIN FOLDERS IN A COMPUTERModerate
DESKTOP,DOCUMENTS,DOWNLOADS,MUSIC

DESKTOP, DOCUMENTS, DOWNLOADS, and MUSIC are default folders found in the main directory of most computer operating systems like Windows and macOS

WOODWORKING TOOLSTricky
DRILLS,FILES,ROUTERS,SAWS

DRILLS, FILES, ROUTERS, and SAWS are all tools used in woodworking to cut, shape, bore, or smooth wood

RHYMES FOR NEW YORK TIMES GAMESDevious
CONFECTIONS,GRANDS,HURDLE,SWELLING SEA

CONFECTIONS rhymes with CONNECTIONS, GRANDS rhymes with STRANDS (Spelling Bee), HURDLE rhymes with WORDLE, and SWELLING SEA rhymes with SPELLING BEE

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