NYT Connections game #876 is the Monday, November 3, 2025 puzzle. If you’re still solving, start with the spoiler-light hints below; the full category names and four answer groups follow.
Hints for Connections #876
Each nudge points toward a group’s shared connection without giving away its four entries.
- Yellow: Think of a shared color.
- Green: These objects are filled with something when used.
- Blue: These games or activities involve many pieces.
- Purple: Look at the final word in each phrase.
Full category names
Spoilers ahead: The groups are things that are red, things filled with air, things with a lot of pieces, and phrases ending with animals.
All 16 words and answers
Here are the complete groups for the November 3 board:
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| Color | Category | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Things that are red | CLOWN NOSE, FIRE ENGINE, MARASCHINO CHERRY, STOP SIGN |
| Green | Things filled with air | BALLOON ANIMAL, BOUNCY CASTLE, WATER WINGS, WHOOPEE CUSHION |
| Blue | Things with a lot of pieces | JIGSAW PUZZLE, LEGO SET, LITE-BRITE, PICK-UP STICKS |
| Purple | Ending with animals | DARK HORSE, FUNKY CHICKEN, JUMBO SHRIMP, SEA MONKEY |
The full board was SEA MONKEY, JIGSAW PUZZLE, BALLOON ANIMAL, CLOWN NOSE, WHOOPEE CUSHION, MARASCHINO CHERRY, FUNKY CHICKEN, LEGO SET, FIRE ENGINE, JUMBO SHRIMP, PICK-UP STICKS, BOUNCY CASTLE, WATER WINGS, LITE-BRITE, STOP SIGN, and DARK HORSE. In purple, the final words are horse, chicken, shrimp, and monkey. TechRadar’s November 2 guide and Forbes’ November 2 report list the same solution; All Things How’s November 3 guide also identifies the animal-ending connection.
How Connections works
Connections presents 16 words, phrases, symbols, or numbers for sorting into four groups of four. The colors indicate relative difficulty: yellow is generally easiest and purple generally hardest, though the order may not match every player’s experience. The cited rules coverage reports that players can make three incorrect guesses before a fourth ends the game. See Forbes’ explanation of the game rules for its account of the mechanics.
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Where to play and find earlier puzzles
NYT Games’ Connections page is the place to play. TechRadar reports that the daily game is available free on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile. Forbes reports that access to the archive of previous games is tied to an eligible NYT All Access or Games subscription. Access terms can change, so check the current NYT Games page and subscription details for availability.
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