Connections #898 Answers
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #898 for Tuesday, November 25, 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): small-time
- Green: things that are pink
- Blue: things you can scratch
- Purple (hardest): starting with optimistic words
Answers
SMALL-TIME
MICKEY MOUSE, RINKY-DINK, TRIVIAL, TWO-BIT
THINGS THAT ARE PINK
BARBIE DREAMHOUSE, CALAMINE LOTION, CHERRY BLOSSOM, FLAMINGO
THINGS YOU CAN SCRATCH
BUG BITE, LOTTERY TICKET, VINYL RECORD, YOUR HEAD
STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS
GLAD-HAND, HAPPY MEAL, MERRY-GO-ROUND, SUNNY-SIDE UP
Previous Connections answers
- #897 — small kitchen appliances, features of a car's center console, seen while going through airport security, ending in colors
- #896 — lenient, animal homes, oliver stone movies, second words in titles of abba hits
- #895 — little bit, sailor, tropical fruits/vegetables, ___ deal
- #894 — things worn on lapels, cocktails, pixar protagonists, starting with synonyms for "eat"
- #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
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