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Need help with today’s NYT Connections? This guide covers the historical puzzle for Saturday, November 15, 2025—game #888—with four hints first and the complete answer groups below a spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections #888
Try these clues in order before looking at the solutions. Each points toward a category without naming it.
- Food would be bland without it.
- Special characters used to clarify meaning.
- Different ways to approach playing a role.
- Get in the ____.
Spoiler warning: the full answers are below
The category names and all sixteen words for the November 15, 2025 puzzle follow.
NYT Connections answers for November 15, 2025
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Enhance the taste of | FLAVOR, SALT, SEASON, SPICE |
| Green | Punctuation marks | COLON, DASH, PERIOD, SLASH |
| Blue | Kinds of actors | CHARACTER, FILM, METHOD, STAGE |
| Purple | ___ zone | BUFFER, COMFORT, TIME, TWILIGHT |
How the puzzle works
Connections asks players to find four words that share a common thread, select them, and submit them as a group. Each puzzle presents sixteen terms that resolve into four groups. For #888, the themes were taste enhancers, punctuation marks, kinds of actors, and words that pair with “zone.”
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How difficult was game #888?
TechRadar rated this puzzle “Easy,” describing its groupings as having few crossovers. That is the guide’s editorial assessment, not a published solve-rate or other measured difficulty statistic.
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