NYT Connections Hints November 14, 2025: Check Clues and Answers to Solve Today’s Puzzle Game

The New York Times offers a daily word-grouping puzzle called NYT Connections. The objective is to arrange the sixteen words into four undisclosed categories. Each collection of words has a unifying theme that can be either obvious, challenging, or masked. The challenge is to see and understand relationships, distracting overlap, and connection before your mistakes run out. NYT Connections is a fun way for puzzle fans who enjoy working with logic, deduction, and a daily mind warm-up, with its fun array of colors and tiers of difficulty in linear, pattern-based thinking.

The NYT Connections puzzle for 14 November, 2025 had a nice distribution of easy and unreliable themes that provoked more thoughtful connections beyond literal meaning. There were some groups where the player needed to identify more abstract connections and, conversely, other groups where the categories were deceptively visible.  Much like other mid-month Connections puzzles, this puzzle did slow-rolling familiarities with clever surprises, which led to an engaging experience for people new to the puzzle and more dedicated solvers alike. While I will not disclose any specific answers, the novelty of features within this particular puzzle, especially the variety of relationships that needed to be decoded, allows for identity puzzles without the baggage of absolute conclusions.

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Hints for NYT Connections November 14, 2025  

Prepare to attempt the NYT Connections Puzzle #887 for November 14, 2025! The goal will be to identify the hidden connections between the words and categorize them into four unique groups. Keep your mind sharp, be creative, and see how fast you can find the hidden connections before time runs out!

Yellow Group Hint: These words are all things you might do when deciding how good or bad something is. 

Green Group Hint: These terms help you navigate the airwaves. 

Blue Group Hint: These describe different flavors of high-energy cinema. 

Purple Group Hint: All of these are blockbuster action titles from the 1990s, known for big explosions, iconic stars, and high replay value.

Stepping back will often expose the clever logic that provided the unifying. Let’s take a moment to go through the groups together, and explore the connections that tie these words together so nicely.

NYT Connections Answers for November 14, 2025 (Friday)

The solutions for The New York Times Connections Puzzle #887 for January 14, 2025, have been revealed! If you have been racking your brain over one or more of today's word groups, this is the time to see how your guesses stack up against the official answers. Below you will see the four categories from today’s game, including the correct words that make up each set.

YELLOW: EVALUATE (GRADE, JUDGE, RATE, REVIEW)

GREEN: RADIO TUNING OPTIONS (BAND, CHANNEL, FREQUENCY, STATION)

BLUE: ACTION FILM SUBGENRES (BUDDY, DISASTER, MARTIAL ARTS, SUPERHERO)

PURPLE:CLASSIC '90S ACTION FILMS (ARMAGEDDON, HARD BOILED, HEAT, SPEED)

It’s perfectly fine if you don’t complete a Connections puzzle, or if you need to set it aside before reaching the solution.

What is the NYT Connections Game?

The NYT Connections Game is a daily word game from The New York Times that invites players to find the hidden relationships between sixteen random words. The objective is to group the words into four groups of four words each that are connected in some way. The groups can be all sorts of themes, such as, pop culture, language, science long, or even common expressions. Each color-coordinated group of words moves up in difficulty from easiest, yellow, to hardest, purple. This game tests not only your vocabulary and logic, but also your lateral thinking, making it fun and insightful for all ages.

How to Play the NYT Connections Puzzle?

To solve the NYT Connections Puzzle, you will see a grid comprised of sixteen words. Your job is to try to group them into four sets of four words that connect or have a theme. Click on four words that you think go together, and after choosing, submit your guess. If they are correct, they will lock in with a color.

The colors of the progress include yellow (easiest), green, blue, and purple (hardest.) You only have four mistakes in total, so use caution! The rub is that you have to find something frequently bit more subtle that connects words in meaning, category, or usage. A new puzzle is “new” every day, so you can enjoy the new surprise of fresh word puzzles.

Best Strategies to Solve NYT Connections Puzzles

To efficiently solve New York Times Connections puzzles, the work begins by quickly scanning all 16 words for any obvious connection or any connection we are very familiar with, i.e., items that clearly belong to a category we are already familiar with, such as colors, animals, or movie titles. You can block out and establish those more obvious connections first. Also, look for word play, as some of the connections are based on phrases, double meanings, or similar endings. When you find a possible connection, don't haphazardly lock it in too quickly and test it out in your brain before you submit it.

If you get stuck, then shuffle your focus, or search for a connection that is less direct. Remember that for the easier groups, the yellow and green, these usually come first; and the harder groups, usually blue and purple, may require more abstract or specific words that relate to a theme. Be patient with yourself, recognize patterns, and try to think laterally to master the daily New York Times Connections puzzle.

Other NYT Games to Explore

If NYT Connections has become your new favorite, check out other daily brain teasers and games from The New York Times. 

Wordle: Guess a five-letter word in six attempts. 

Spelling Bee: Craft as many words as possible from a set of seven letters.

Mini Crossword: For a quick wordplay, perfect for a coffee break.

That's all for today's NYT Connections puzzle! Be sure to come back tomorrow for NYT Connections Hints and Answers for November 15, 2025.