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NYT Connections puzzle #893, for Thursday, November 20, 2025, groups words around sticking, light contact, tooth anatomy, and letter-name sound-alikes. Hints come first below; the answers follow in a separate spoiler section.
Hints for Connections #893
These clues follow the order of the four categories:
- Tape or glue might help.
- Barely touch.
- Time to brush.
- Think alphabet.
Answers for Thursday, November 20
Spoilers: The four groups and their words are below.
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
The final set works by sound: ANY resembles “N E,” ARTY resembles “R T,” DECAY resembles “D K,” and ESSAY resembles “S A.” Each word sounds like two letter names spoken in sequence.
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Puzzle details and source
This is the archived Thursday, November 20, 2025 puzzle, numbered #893. Parade’s guide by Nathan Hutsenpiller supplies the date, number, hints, and answer groups: Parade’s Connections hints and answers for November 20. The cited guide is not a first-party NYT archive.
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