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The four categories start with the very tangible and familiar PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS (Yellow) and progress through conceptual synonyms for PACKED (Green) and verbs for deep PONDERing (Blue).
The most challenging group, Purple, required lateral thinking and an understanding of homophones.
The puzzle encouraged the typical Connections strategy, quickly identifying the straightforward categories then employing creativity and lateral thinking.
The November 9, 2025 NYT Connections (Puzzle #882) kept solvers on their toes with an entertaining mix of straightforward associations and clever linguistic twists. From easy-to-spot grooming items to brain-twisting bird homophones, today’s puzzle balanced familiar themes with subtle wordplay.
Like every day, players haveto sort 16 words into four groups of four, each tied by a hidden connection. The color-coded categories range from Yellow (easy) to Purple (hardest), rewarding both logic and a sharp sense of pattern recognition.
Here are today’s four categories and their corresponding solutions:
Yellow: PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS- BRUSH, MIRROR, NAIL FILE, TWEEZERS
Green: PACKED- COMPACT, DENSE, THICK, TIGHT
Blue: PONDER- DELIBERATE, MUSE, NOODLE, REFLECT
Purple: STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES- CRANIUM, CRONUT, LUNAR, PUFNSTUF
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If you’re still puzzling your way through, here are gentle nudges to guide you to solution:
Yellow (Easy): Things you’d find on a dressing table—your daily grooming buddies.
Green (Medium): Words that describe something that’s completely filled or closely packed together.
Blue (Hard): Verbs describing what you do when you think deeply or mull something over.
Purple (Tricky): Each starts with a syllable that sounds like a bird, wordplay fans’ delight!
And here’s the official reveal for Connections #882:
Yellow – PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS: BRUSH, MIRROR, NAIL FILE, TWEEZERS
Green – PACKED: COMPACT, DENSE, THICK, TIGHT
Blue – PONDER: DELIBERATE, MUSE, NOODLE, REFLECT
Purple – STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES: CRANIUM, CRONUT, LUNAR, PUFNSTUF
Today’s puzzle was a delightful blend of the tangible and the abstract. The Yellow group offered a relaxing start with familiar grooming tools, easy wins for observant solvers. The Green group called for conceptual thinking about density and fullness.
The Blue group leaned into verbs that evoke reflection and thoughtfulness, while the Purple group showcased clever phonetic humor that only sharp wordplay fans might catch. Each layer of difficulty was built nicely upon the last, ensuring that solvers enjoyed both a satisfying warm-up and a thought-provoking finish.
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NYT Connections #882 exemplified what makes this daily puzzle so addictive, a blend of logic, language, and lateral thinking. From vanity-table staples to sound-based trickery, today’s puzzle reminded players that sometimes the key to solving is not just what you see, but what you hear. Come back tomorrow for more hints and answers for NYT Connections #883 and keep that winning streak alive!
