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NYT Connections Hints for November 28, 2025 (#954)

Game

BEST
STRING
JUST
INTONATION
STRESS
FAIR
FRET
BEAT
RHYTHM
TAKE
RIGHT
PEG
PROPER
PICKUP
LOUDNESS
WORST

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Appropriate or Suitable

FAIR
Just and reasonable, treating people equally without favoritism or discrimination.
JUST
Based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair.
PROPER
Correct or appropriate for the circumstances.
RIGHT
Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

ACHIEVE VICTORY OVER

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Winning or Defeating

BEAT
To defeat someone in a game, competition, or fight.
BEST
To outperform or defeat someone, to do better than others.
TAKE
To win or capture something, often in competition.
WORST
To defeat someone decisively or thoroughly.

PARTS OF AN ELECTRIC GUITAR

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Components of an Electric Guitar

FRET
Metal strips embedded along the guitar neck that divide the neck into fixed segments at intervals related to musical pitches.
PEG
Tuning pegs or machine heads used to adjust the tension of the strings to tune the guitar.
PICKUP
A transducer that captures mechanical vibrations from the strings and converts them into an electrical signal.
STRING
The metal or nylon wires that are plucked or strummed to produce sound.

PHONETIC ELEMENTS OF SPEECH

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Components of Speech Sounds and Patterns

INTONATION
The rise and fall of the voice in speaking, used to convey meaning, emotion, or questions.
LOUDNESS
The volume or intensity of speech sounds.
RHYTHM
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in speech.
STRESS
The emphasis placed on certain syllables or words in speech.