The puzzle blends movie themes, sports terms, and rating words for a balanced challenge.
The synonyms of ‘get out’ creates the strongest twist for today’s puzzle in the purple category.
Several words overlap in tone and theme, adding subtle misdirection without overwhelming difficulty.
Today's NYT Connections puzzle is an excellent choice for those who love enriching their vocabulary. The puzzle incorporates themes ranging from rating terms, radio tuning language, different styles of films, and popular classic action titles from the 1990s. The grid for November 17 not only allows players to brainstorm but also presents challenges that require logic.
Themes are mingling so closely that they actually confuse, and a few words are also roaming around the categories before settling into the right groups. This scenario makes today's NYT Connections not only clever but also very satisfying for puzzle lovers from novice to expert.
NYT Connections tasks players with sorting 16 words into four hidden groups. Each group contains four terms linked by meaning or theme. Colors reveal difficulty: yellow for simple categories, green for moderate themes, blue for challenging cultural references, and purple for the most complex wordplay or niche topics. Mistakes are limited, which keeps the challenge tight and engaging. This format explains why NYT Connections remains one of the most popular daily word games today.
OKEY-DOKE, SCATTERGORIES, SURE THING, ALLEY-OOP, OFF-LIMITS, PROSCRIBED, FADE AWAY, GO-GETTER, LEAVENING, ABSOLUTELY, TABOO, VERBOTEN, OF COURSE, FINGER ROLL, SLAM DUNK, SHOO-IN
Yellow Group: Certainly
Green Group: Don’t think about that
Blue Group: Terms related to Basketball
Purple Group: Phrases that say get out.
Groups One-Word Hint for Each Group
Yellow Group: ABSOLUTELY
Green Group: PROSCRIBED
Blue Group: FINGER ROLL
Purple Group: SHOO-IN
Yellow Group ("YOU BET"): ABSOLUTELY, OF COURSE, OKEY-DOKE, SURE THING
Green Group (FORBIDDEN): OFF-LIMITS, PROSCRIBED, TABOO, VERBOTEN
Blue Group (BASKETBALL SHOTS): ALLEY-OOP, FADEAWAY, FINGER ROLL, SLAM DUNK
Purple Group (STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SCRAM!"): GO-GETTER, LEAVENING, SCATTERGORIES, SHOO-IN
The November 17 edition of NYT Connections strikes a clean balance between simple words to sports related terms. While players can find words that indicate certainty, it has phrases that are related to basketball.
The layout is easier than what it sometimes presents, but the combination of themes still maintains the fun factor. It’s an attractive and neat grid that merges simplicity with allure, giving a wonderful start to the week.