Connections #894 Answers
Friday, November 21, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #894 for Friday, November 21, 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): things worn on lapels
- Green: cocktails
- Blue: pixar protagonists
- Purple (hardest): starting with synonyms for "eat"
Answers
THINGS WORN ON LAPELS
AWARENESS RIBBON, BOUTONNIÈRE, LAPEL PIN, LAVALIER
COCKTAILS
COSMOPOLITAN, GREYHOUND, SCREWDRIVER, SEA BREEZE
PIXAR PROTAGONISTS
CLOWNFISH, GRUMPY OLD MAN, RACECAR, TALKING DOLL
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "EAT"
BOLT CUTTER, CHOW MEIN, SCARF RING, WOLF EEL
Previous Connections answers
- #893 — adhere, graze, parts of a tooth, words that sound like two letters
- #892 — stocky, steer, second words in poe stories, after "the", organ plus a letter
- #891 — funny person, kinds of tomatoes, best actress oscar winners, ending in synonyms for "location"
- #890 — "you bet", forbidden, basketball shots, starting with synonyms for "scram!"
- #889 — technique, run-of-the-mill, stripy things, words on monopoly squares
- #888 — enhance the taste of, punctuation marks, kinds of actors, ___ zone
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