NYT Connections is a daily word puzzle from The New York Times that challenges gamers to identify relationships among 16 seemingly random words on a given day into four groups of four words based on a shared topic. Each group has a different level of challenge and is reflected by colors with yellow being the most straight forward and purple being the most challenging. The fun of Connections is the challenge to identify sometimes subtle patterns and think outside of the immediate meanings we associate with words, and often a single word may imply to multiple different groups and therefore an element of logic and intuition becomes involved. Players often at first identify the simplest relationships to narrow down the grid and then move onto the more difficult relationships. Ultimately, Connections is a combination of a logical thinking challenge, with some creativity needed to move players to a level of obsession every day.
The November 9, 2025 edition of NYT Connections had a good blend of clever wordplay and familiarity with underlying relationships. By the day’s end, players encountered groups requiring both literal and abstract thinking as they tried to think beyond the surface meaning of a given word. Some words aligned by expressions or phrases but others were aligned by a category or concept. The degree of challenge was there as always, especially moving through connections from obvious word pairs to others where players needed a keen eye to detect some nuance. The last group was particularly layered and a number of players tripped up.
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Hints for NYT Connections November 9, 2025
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Get ready to tackle NYT Connections Puzzle #882 for November 9, 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: Found on a dressing table; used during your get-ready routine.
Green Group Hint: All mean something is filled in or has little empty space.
Blue Group Hint: These are verbs you use when you mull something over.
Purple Group Hint: Each word begins with a syllable that sounds like a bird.
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 9, 2025 (Sunday)
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The results for today’s NYT Connections Puzzle (#882) November 9, 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: PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS (BRUSH, MIRROR, NAIL FILE, TWEEZERS)
GREEN: PACKED (COMPACT, DENSE, THICK, TIGHT)
BLUE: PONDER (DELIBERATE, MUSE, NOODLE, REFLECT)
PURPLE: STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES (CRANIUM, CRONUT, LUNAR, PUFNSTUF)
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 10, 2025.
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