Need help with NYT Connections #899? Start with the spoiler-light hints below, then reveal category names or the full answer groups only if you need them. This is the Wednesday, November 26, 2025 puzzle.
Hints for Connections #899
Try each nudge before moving to the next level. The first hints point toward the groups without giving away their names or all four words.
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- Yellow: Think of words used to express that something is possible.
- Green: Four familiar short forms of women’s given names.
- Blue: Short forms used in financial contexts.
- Purple: Read each word backward to reveal an animal.
Category names
These labels reveal the organizing idea, but not the complete sets.
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- Yellow: Verbs expressing possibility
- Green: Women’s nicknames
- Blue: Financial abbreviations
- Purple: Backwards animals
Full answer groups for November 26
Spoilers: The complete tile groups are below.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Verbs expressing possibility | CAN, COULD, MAY, MIGHT |
| Green | Women’s nicknames | DEB, JAN, KAT, SUE |
| Blue | Financial abbreviations | APR, CFO, IRA, SEC |
| Purple | Backwards animals | FLOW, GOD, MAR, TAB |
For the purple group, reverse the spelling of each tile: FLOW becomes WOLF, GOD becomes DOG, MAR becomes RAM, and TAB becomes BAT.
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How to solve the grid without burning guesses
The grid contains several tempting overlaps, so look for a complete, unambiguous set before submitting a guess. One practical route is to identify the modal verbs first, then separate the name-like nicknames and finance terms. Reverse the four remaining words to uncover the animal group.
Start with the possibility verbs
CAN, COULD, MAY, and MIGHT all express possibility. MAY is the key decoy: it can look like a month abbreviation, but here it belongs with the modal verbs.
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Keep the name forms together
DEB, JAN, KAT, and SUE are short forms of women’s given names. JAN may also look like a month abbreviation; in this puzzle it is a nickname.
Recognize the finance abbreviations
APR, CFO, IRA, and SEC are the finance-related set. APR, JAN, and MAR can initially suggest calendar months, but only APR belongs in this category.
Use reversal on the remaining tiles
When four tiles remain, read each one from right to left. FLOW, GOD, MAR, and TAB spell WOLF, DOG, RAM, and BAT respectively. That makes MAR the third month-looking tile with a different role: it is RAM backward.
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This is NYT Connections game #899, dated Wednesday, November 26, 2025. The grid contains JAN, SEC, IRA, MAR, APR, KAT, GOD, MAY, FLOW, DEB, CAN, TAB, COULD, CFO, SUE, and MIGHT. The date, number, grid, and solutions are corroborated by TechRadar’s guide and AllThings.How’s guide.
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