Connections #889 Answers
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #889 for Sunday, November 16, 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): technique
- Green: run-of-the-mill
- Blue: stripy things
- Purple (hardest): words on monopoly squares
Answers
TECHNIQUE
APPROACH, METHOD, PHILOSOPHY, SCHOOL
RUN-OF-THE-MILL
BANAL, EVERYDAY, HUMDRUM, PEDESTRIAN
STRIPY THINGS
BARCODE, IBM LOGO, RUGBY SHIRT, ZEBRA
WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARES
AVENUE, PARKING, RAILROAD, TAX
Previous Connections answers
- #888 — enhance the taste of, punctuation marks, kinds of actors, ___ zone
- #887 — evaluate, radio tuning options, action film subgenres, classic '90s action films
- #886 — attire, foamy things, things that use filters, ___ office
- #885 — sports, doofus, acronyms, spanish words
- #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
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