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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. The purple category once again wants you to find hidden words inside other words. If you need help sorting the words into groups, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Like an air fryer.
Green group hint: In your vehicle.
Blue group hint: Take out your laptops, dump out your water.
Purple group hint: Like a rainbow.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Small kitchen appliances.
Green group: Features of a car’s center console.
Blue group: Seen while going through airport security.
Purple group: Ending in colors.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Nov. 24, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is small kitchen appliances. The four answers are blender, microwave, rice cooker and toaster.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is features of a car’s center console. The four answers are air conditioner, cup holder, radio and shifter.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is seen while going through airport security. The four answers are bin, carry-on, metal detector and X-ray.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ending in colors. The four answers are infrared, marigold, stingray and ultraviolet.
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Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
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