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NYT Connections puzzle #897, published Monday, November 24, 2025, groups its 16 tiles into small kitchen appliances, car center-console features, airport-security sights, and words ending in colors. Use the hints below before revealing the complete answers.
Hints for Connections #897
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- Yellow: Like an air fryer.
- Green: In your vehicle, between the driver and passenger.
- Blue: Take out your laptops and dump out your water.
- Purple: Like a rainbow; look at what the words end in.
Answers and categories
| Category | Tiles |
|---|---|
| Small Kitchen Appliances | BLENDER, MICROWAVE, RICE COOKER, TOASTER |
| Features of a Car’s Center Console | AIR CONDITIONER, CUP HOLDER, RADIO, SHIFTER |
| Seen While Going Through Airport Security | BIN, CARRY-ON, METAL DETECTOR, X-RAY |
| Ending in Colors | INFRARED, MARIGOLD, STINGRAY, ULTRAVIOLET |
Why each group works
Small kitchen appliances
BLENDER, MICROWAVE, RICE COOKER and TOASTER are compact appliances designed for specific kitchen jobs. “Rice cooker” is the two-word product term used by the puzzle.
Car center-console features
AIR CONDITIONER, CUP HOLDER, RADIO and SHIFTER are things you can find in or operate from the area between a car’s front seats. The wording is about the center-console area, not every feature in a vehicle.
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Airport-security sights
At a security checkpoint, travelers encounter a BIN, their CARRY-ON, a METAL DETECTOR and an X-RAY system or scan.
Words ending in colors
The final four tiles contain color names at their ends: INFRARED, MARIGOLD (gold), STINGRAY (gray/grey by sound and spelling play), and ULTRAVIOLET (violet). In the intended readings, the color endings are red, gold, gray and violet.
The electromagnetic-radiation red herring
INFRARED, MICROWAVE, X-RAY, RADIO and ULTRAVIOLET may suggest a science category because they are all associated with electromagnetic radiation. That grouping has five candidates, so it cannot be a valid set of four. MICROWAVE belongs with the kitchen appliances; the remaining radiation-related terms must be distributed into their intended groups.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How NYT Connections works
Connections presents a grid of 16 words, phrases, symbols or numbers. Arrange every tile into four groups of four based on a shared connection. You can make up to three incorrect guesses; a fourth wrong guess ends the game. The daily puzzle is available through the NYT website and Games app. All Access or Games subscribers can also use the archive to play older puzzles.
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Full tile list
- INFRARED
- AIR CONDITIONER
- BIN
- MICROWAVE
- STINGRAY
- X-RAY
- RADIO
- ULTRAVIOLET
- TOASTER
- CUP HOLDER
- MARIGOLD
- CARRY-ON
- METAL DETECTOR
- RICE COOKER
- SHIFTER
- BLENDER
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