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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 3, 2025
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APPEAL
BANGLE
CAMPAIGN
CHAIN
CHARM
EVENT
FUNCTION
IRON
LOBBY
MACHO
PARTY
PIANO
PRESS
RECEPTION
RING
ROCKET
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
KINDS OF JEWELRYStraightforward
SOCIAL GATHERINGModerate
PETITION (FOR)Tricky
"___ MAN" SONGS FROM THE '70SDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
KINDS OF JEWELRYStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT WEAR AROUND YOUR WRIST OR FINGER+ 3 more…
SOCIAL GATHERINGModerate
WORDS FOR A GET-TOGETHER OR ORGANIZED OCCASION+ 3 more…
PETITION (FOR)Tricky
WAYS TO ADVOCATE OR PUSH FOR A CAUSE+ 3 more…
"___ MAN" SONGS FROM THE '70SDevious
FILL IN THE BLANK: '___ MAN' HIT SONGS FROM THE 1970S+ 3 more…
Full solution
KINDS OF JEWELRYStraightforward
BANGLE,CHAIN,CHARM,RING
BANGLE, CHAIN, CHARM, and RING are all types of jewelry worn as accessories.
SOCIAL GATHERINGModerate
EVENT,FUNCTION,PARTY,RECEPTION
EVENT, FUNCTION, PARTY, and RECEPTION all refer to a social gathering or organized occasion.
PETITION (FOR)Tricky
APPEAL,CAMPAIGN,LOBBY,PRESS
APPEAL, CAMPAIGN, LOBBY, and PRESS all mean to petition or advocate for something.
"___ MAN" SONGS FROM THE '70SDevious
IRON,MACHO,PIANO,ROCKET
IRON Man (Black Sabbath), MACHO Man (Village People), PIANO Man (Billy Joel), and ROCKET Man (Elton John) are all '___Man' songs from the 1970s.