Connections #885 Answers
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #885 for Wednesday, November 12, 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): sports
- Green: doofus
- Blue: acronyms
- Purple (hardest): spanish words
Answers
SPORTS
GOLF, JUDO, POLO, SUMO
DOOFUS
BOZO, DODO, DOPE, YO-YO
ACRONYMS
BOGO, FOMO, GOAT, YOLO
SPANISH WORDS
COMO, LOCO, POCO, ROJO
Previous Connections answers
- #884 — makeup, breadth, object used for support, icons on an iphone
- #883 — percussion instruments, satisfy, as debts, words in a famous quote by caesar, latin prepositions
- #882 — personal grooming items, packed, ponder, starting with bird homophones
- #881 — block, as an opening, put forward, as an announcement, kinds of language, words after "i"
- #880 — textile patterns, green condiments, things with holes in the middle, things that are purple
- #879 — cost, ways to unlock a device, parts of a ship, features of a cartoon cupid
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