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NYT Connections Hints for May 25, 2025 (#750)

Game

DOUBLE
HELIX
SNAIL
KING
CONCH
QUEEN
TWIN
ROOK
ELECTRONIC
JUNK
ACE
RINGER
JACK
LOBE
CLONE
CHAIN

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PLAYING CARDS

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Standard playing cards in a deck

ACE
The highest or lowest card in a deck, depending on the game.
JACK
A face card in a deck, ranking below the queen and above the ten.
KING
The highest-ranking face card in a deck.
QUEEN
A face card ranking below the king and above the jack.

DOPPELGÄNGER

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Terms related to look-alikes or duplicates

CLONE
An exact copy or duplicate of something or someone.
DOUBLE
A person or thing that looks exactly like another.
RINGER
Someone who looks very similar to another person.
TWIN
One of two children born at the same time to the same mother, or something identical to another.

EAR PIERCING SITES

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Common locations for ear piercings

CONCH
The inner cup-shaped part of the ear where piercings can be done.
HELIX
The upper outer rim of the ear where piercings are often placed.
LOBE
The soft, fleshy lower part of the ear, the most common site for piercings.
ROOK
A fold of cartilage in the upper ear, a less common but stylish piercing location.

Types of mail or messaging systems

CHAIN
Refers to chain mail, a type of armor, or chain emails, which are sent in succession.
ELECTRONIC
Refers to email, messages sent digitally over the internet.
JUNK
Unwanted or unsolicited emails, often advertisements or spam.
SNAIL
Slang for traditional postal mail, which is slower compared to electronic mail.