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NYT Connections puzzle #893 is the edition for Thursday, November 20, 2025—not the separate November 20, 2024 puzzle, which was #528. If you want to solve it yourself first, start with the hints below; the complete groups and all 16 tiles are farther down.
Hints for Connections #893
Try these clues in order, stopping when you have enough to finish:
- One group consists of words that can mean attaching one thing to another.
- Another group describes a light touch.
- A set of four words names parts of a tooth.
- For the last group, say each word aloud and listen for a letter name.
Full solution for November 20, 2025
Spoilers below: The four groups, as identified in TechRadar’s guide to game #893, are:
| Group | Words |
|---|---|
| Adhere | FIX, PASTE, PLASTER, STICK |
| Graze | BRUSH, KISS, SKIM, STROKE |
| Parts of a tooth | CROWN, ENAMEL, PULP, ROOT |
| Words that sound like two letters | ANY, ARTY, DECAY, ESSAY |
Why the groups fit
Adhere
FIX, PASTE, PLASTER, and STICK can each describe attaching or fastening something to another surface or object.
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Graze
BRUSH, KISS, SKIM, and STROKE can describe making light contact with something.
Parts of a tooth
CROWN, ENAMEL, PULP, and ROOT are parts of a tooth.
Words that sound like two letters
ANY sounds like the letter name N; ARTY sounds like R; DECAY sounds like K; and ESSAY sounds like S. The shared trick is pronunciation, not spelling.
All 16 tiles
The grid contains ARTY, KISS, ENAMEL, ESSAY, CROWN, DECAY, BRUSH, PASTE, ANY, SKIM, PLASTER, PULP, STICK, STROKE, ROOT, and FIX.
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About puzzle #893
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four. The groups are color-coded by difficulty from yellow through purple. The game is available through NYT Games on desktop or mobile, according to the game overview. TechRadar identifies this puzzle as #893 for Thursday, November 20, 2025; its guide was published the day before, November 19, 2025. Its author described this particular grid as hard and reported two mistakes, which is an individual account rather than a general difficulty rating.
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