NYT Connections Hints November 7, 2025: Check Clues and Answers to Solve Today’s Puzzle Game

The NYT Connections daily puzzle challenges players to take sixteen seemingly disparate words and discover the hidden connections that link them. You will group the words into four themed clusters, with each hinting toward a distinct idea, from fairly obvious categories to playful twists. As you survey the grid, you will notice connections: shared origins, experiences, or even whimsical misdirection. The game is part logic and part word association, as discovering one group can unlock the other groups. 

In its themed groupings challenge (worth noting it was balanced with themes that ranged from the matter of fact to the whimsical) from November 6, 2025, the first group concerned financial matters summarized by the word "dollar." The second was made up of words that centered around means for unlocking everyday devices. The third group assembled what a vessel is constructed from, and the last group was more of a play on the word "matchmaker." The four themes - while disparate in specificity did offer four satisfying prizes of "aha!" and lighthearted twist surprises.

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Hints for NYT Connections November 7, 2025  

Get ready to tackle NYT Connections Puzzle #880 for November 7, 2025! Your mission is to uncover the links between the given words and sort them into four connected groups. Let’s dive in and put your word-association skills to the test!

Yellow Group Hint: You might find these on your clothes, curtains, or even couches

Green Group Hint: They add a flavorful punch to your food, all of them come in shades of green and are often spread, drizzled, or spooned onto your favorite dishes.

Blue Group Hint: Each of these has an empty center, whether you can eat it, play with it, float on it, or fix something with it.

Purple Group Hint: These share one colorful connection they’re all known for their purple hue, from a friendly dinosaur to a funky fictional creature and even a political metaphor.

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 7, 2025 (Friday)

The results for today’s NYT Connections Puzzle (#880) November 7, 2025, are now available! 

If you've been conferring over which words go together, now you can see if your hunches were correct. Here is a complete breakdown of the categories from today’s puzzle and every final group we revealed!

YELLOW: TEXTILE PATTERNS (ANIMAL PRINT, HERRINGBONE, HOUNDSTOOTH, POLKA DOT)

GREEN: GREEN CONDIMENTS(CHIMICHURRI, PESTO, RELISH, SALSA VERDE)

BLUE: THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE (BAGEL, HULA HOOP, INNER TUBE, WASHER)

PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE (BARNEY THE DINOSAUR, EGGPLANT, PEOPLE EATER, SWING STATE)

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 word puzzle from The New York Times presented every day that requires players to identify intertwined relationships among a total of 16 words. The objective is to create four groups of four words each, while the all four words in a group share a relationship or theme, such as a connection based on color, food, or other categories, or connections that are clever and clever and different from others. 

The answer must be based on logic and creativity. The difficulty level of the puzzle ascends from yellow (the easiest) to purple (the hardest level of difficulty) in order to keep players thinking! It is a fun and engaging word game for fans everywhere, but also a fun brain cruncher that incorporates logic, creativity, and identifying patterns for puzzle lovers all over!

How to Play the NYT Connections Puzzle?

To compete in the NYT Connections Puzzle, each player receives 16 words laid out in a square grid. Your challenge is to group the 16 words into four groups containing 4 words each, all sharing some commonality. That commonality could be something as simple as a theme, a category, or a clever connection between the words. 

Here you will want to start with the obvious connections but be sure to search for the more difficult connections as you work your way down this column of words. The associated score with each color and difficulty goes as follows: yellow (easy), green (medium), blue (hard), and purple (tricky). Be mindful, players are limited to four mistakes total in the game!  Use logic, try patterns, and be creative and start finding all of the four correct groups.

Best Strategies to Solve NYT Connections Puzzles

When working through the NYT Connections Puzzles, quickly look through the 16 words to identify any connections that seem obvious. You can group the similar ones mentally, but

realize some may be bad connections! Look for connected patterns through categories: themes, word meanings, phrases or references to pop culture, etc.

 Eliminate the easy connections in the beginning, then go back and tackle the other hard ones. Always be aware of wordplay, having double meanings, and tone; this often show some subtle link. If you are struggling, try to rearranging the grid or take a short break to clear your head. Most importantly keep flexible thought in mind. Flexible thought is rewarded over rigidity.

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 8, 2025.