Connections #878 Answers
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #878 for Wednesday, November 5, 2025. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): make a hash of
- Green: weapons in the game clue
- Blue: iconic soul singers
- Purple (hardest): rain___
Answers
MAKE A HASH OF
BLOW, BOTCH, BUTCHER, SPOIL
WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUE
CANDLESTICK, KNIFE, ROPE, WRENCH
ICONIC SOUL SINGERS
BAKER, FRANKLIN, FLACK, KNIGHT
RAIN___
BOW, COAT, FOREST, MAKER
Previous Connections answers
- #877 — steer, thin layer, file extensions, ___ guitar
- #876 — things that are red, things filled with air, things with a lot of pieces, ending with animals
- #875 — goods to be transported, light brown shades, show signs of physical exertion, starts of zodiac signs
- #874 — take to court, black, second in a famous real-life duo, rodents who are first in a cartoon duo
- #873 — goldilocks, cinderella, popeye, ms. pac-man
- #872 — terms of endearment, fiction genres, collective nouns for birds, people whose first names are u.s. cities
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