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Saturday, April 25, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — April 25, 2026

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Word grid

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

CAST IRON
CHUCK E. CHEESE
COPPER
CROWD
DICK
ENAMEL
FLATFOOT
GUMSHOE
HAIR
HAYSTACK
HURLY-BURLY
MILLION
NAIL
OCEAN
PITCHFORK
SKIN
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Themes

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

BODY COVERINGSStraightforward
MASSES, IN IDIOMSModerate
OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENTTricky
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

BODY COVERINGSStraightforward
THESE PROTECT OR COVER WHAT'S UNDERNEATH ON THE HUMAN BODY+ 3 more…
MASSES, IN IDIOMSModerate
EACH COMPLETES A PHRASE MEANING 'A HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OR THINGS'+ 3 more…
OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENTTricky
VINTAGE NICKNAMES FOR A POLICE OFFICER OR DETECTIVE+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"Devious
EACH BEGINS WITH A WORD THAT MEANS TO TOSS OR FLING+ 3 more…
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Full solution
BODY COVERINGSStraightforward
ENAMEL,HAIR,NAIL,SKIN

ENAMEL (covers teeth), HAIR (covers scalp), NAIL (covers fingertips), and SKIN (covers the body) are all protective coverings on the human body

MASSES, IN IDIOMSModerate
CROWD,HAYSTACK,MILLION,OCEAN

CROWD (lost in a crowd), HAYSTACK (needle in a haystack), MILLION (one in a million), and OCEAN (drop in the ocean) all appear in idioms meaning a vast, uncountable mass

OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENTTricky
COPPER,DICK,FLATFOOT,GUMSHOE

COPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, and GUMSHOE are all old-fashioned slang terms for law enforcement officers or detectives

STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"Devious
CAST IRON,CHUCK E. CHEESE,HURLY-BURLY,PITCHFORK

CAST iron (cast = throw), CHUCK E. Cheese (chuck = throw), HURLY-burly (hurl = throw), and PITCH fork (pitch = throw) all start with synonyms for 'throw'

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