NYT Connections Hints & Answers — November 23, 2025 (Game #896)
Stuck on today’s NYT Connections puzzle? Check the full hints, difficulty rating, category clues, and complete answers for Game #896 on November 23, 2025. Updated daily.
NYT Connections Answers Today: Hints & Solutions for November 23, 2025 (Puzzle #896)
The NYT Connections: The Daily Word-Association Game by The New York Times. The game challenges you to find the dedicated meanings out of sixteen words to form four thematic groups. Difficulty with today's puzzle (#896)? We have some clues and the four proposed solutions offered for you.
What is NYT Connections?
Connections places 16 words on a 4×4 grid. Your task: identify four groups of four words that share a common link. Categories are colour-coded by difficulty — Yellow (easiest), Green, Blue, and Purple (hardest). The game is free on desktop and mobile and builds on the success of Wordle with a fresh daily challenge.
Hints for Today’s Categories (November 23, 2025)
🟨 Yellow hint: Merciful
🟩 Green hint: Where animals live
🟦 Blue hint: Movie names
🟪 Purple hint: Second words in popular music bands’ title hits
Spoiler alert: answers follow. Scroll only if you want to see them.
Answers — NYT Connections (Nov 23, 2025)
🟨 LENIENT: EASY, LAX, LOOSE, SLACK
🟩 ANIMAL HOMES: BURROW, DEN, LODGE, WARREN
🟦 OLIVER STONE MOVIES: JFK, NIXON, PLATOON, WALL STREET
🟪 SECOND WORDS IN TITLES OF ABBA HITS: GIMME, MIA, QUEEN, TROUPER
Puzzle Difficulty & Quick Tips
Difficulty (editor’s take): 2/5. Ratings are subjective — your mileage may vary.
Playing tips:
Keep it simple: Connections often hide behind ambiguous wording — look for basic, obvious links first.
Don’t rush guesses: you get limited attempts, so test the clearest groups first.
Use Shuffle to break visual bias; reordering the grid can reveal hidden patterns.
