NYT Connections game #874 was the Saturday, November 1, 2025 puzzle. Start with the 16 tiles and graduated hints below; the full groups and answers are farther down if you want to avoid spoilers. The matching solution appears in dated guides from TechRadar and Forbes.
The 16 tiles in game #874
RAVEN · PINKY · CHIP · JET · INKY · ROCKY · FILE · CLYDE · HARDY · SUE · TELLER · CHARGE · INDICT · ITCHY · PITCH · CHER
Hints for the four groups
Try the broad clues first, then use the extra tile nudges if you need them.
- Legal steps: think of actions taken in a court case.
- The darkest color: these tiles can describe black.
- One half of a human double act: consider the order of names in famous real-life pairs.
- One half of an animation double act: look for the first-named character in cartoon pairs.
For a smaller nudge, one tile from each group is CHARGE, INKY, CHER, and CHIP. Forbes pairs these with the short clues “I object,” “Funeral vibes,” “______ and [word],” and “[word] and ______.”
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Answers and category groups
Spoilers below.
| Color | Category | Tiles |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | TAKE TO COURT | CHARGE, FILE, INDICT, SUE |
| Green | BLACK | INKY, JET, PITCH, RAVEN |
| Blue | SECOND IN A FAMOUS REAL-LIFE DUO | CHER, CLYDE, HARDY, TELLER |
| Purple | RODENTS WHO ARE FIRST IN A CARTOON DUO | CHIP, ITCHY, PINKY, ROCKY |
Why the two duo groups are easy to confuse
The blue group consists of the second-named people in Sonny and Cher, Bonnie and Clyde, Laurel and Hardy, and Penn and Teller. The purple group takes the first-named cartoon characters in Chip ’n’ Dale, Itchy & Scratchy, Pinky and the Brain, and Rocky and Bullwinkle. The intended split is therefore both about the type of pair—real-life duo or cartoon duo—and each answer’s position in its pairing.
Some tiles also share associations outside their intended groups: INKY and PINKY are Pac-Man characters, and CLYDE is another. Those links can draw attention away from the first-versus-second-name distinction.
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About the puzzle and its date
Connections is a New York Times word game in which players sort 16 words into four categories. TechRadar describes the color groups as having different difficulty levels and notes a four-mistake limit, with play available through NYT Games on desktop and mobile. The official NYT destination was not available for confirmation in the cited coverage, so current access details are not established here.
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