Spoiler warning: The hints come first, followed by the complete solution to NYT Connections puzzle #899 for Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
The four groups are possibility verbs, women’s nicknames, financial abbreviations, and animal names that become recognizable when read backward.
Hints for Connections #899
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- Yellow: It’s happening… perhaps.
- Green: Female names.
- Blue: Short money.
- Purple: Beasts read the wrong way.
Complete word grid
The sixteen entries in the Wednesday, November 26 puzzle are:
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JAN · SEC · IRA · MAR · APR · KAT · GOD · MAY · FLOW · DEB · CAN · TAB · COULD · CFO · SUE · MIGHT
Connections #899 answers
| 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 |
Yellow: Verbs expressing possibility
CAN, COULD, MAY, and MIGHT are modal verbs used to express possibility or uncertainty.
Green: Women’s nicknames
DEB, JAN, KAT, and SUE are short forms commonly associated with women’s names. They can represent names such as Deborah, Janet or Janice, Katherine or Kathleen, and Susan or Suzanne.
Blue: Financial abbreviations
APR means annual percentage rate, CFO means chief financial officer, and IRA means individual retirement account. SEC is the familiar abbreviation for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Reverse each entry to reveal an animal: FLOW becomes WOLF, GOD becomes DOG, MAR becomes RAM, and TAB becomes BAT.
The month abbreviation red herring
JAN, MAR, APR, and MAY look like they should form a months group. TechRadar’s solving note identifies that as the puzzle’s obvious false lead. APR belongs with the financial abbreviations instead, leaving the apparent month set incomplete.
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This is puzzle #899, dated Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Connections asks players to divide sixteen words into four groups of four; the short entries in this grid are especially deceptive because several can be read as ordinary words, names, months, or abbreviations.
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