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NYT Connections puzzle #878, for Wednesday, November 5, 2025, groups words around mishaps, Clue weapons, soul singers and words that follow “rain.” Start with the hints below if you want to solve it yourself; the complete answer is farther down.
Hints for Connections #878
Try these broad clues before looking at the category names:
- One group is about an attempt that went badly.
- One group includes items Colonel Mustard might use.
- One group contains legendary female R&B singers.
- For the last group, put a weather word before each answer.
If you want a nudge without revealing every category, one word from each group is BUTCHER, ROPE, FLACK and COAT.
Category names
The four categories are:
- MAKE A HASH OF
- WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUE
- ICONIC SOUL SINGERS
- RAIN___
Spoiler warning: the full Connections answers
The complete solution to the November 5, 2025 puzzle is below.
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- MAKE A HASH OF: BLOW, BOTCH, BUTCHER, SPOIL
- WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUE: CANDLESTICK, KNIFE, ROPE, WRENCH
- ICONIC SOUL SINGERS: BAKER, FLACK, FRANKLIN, KNIGHT
- RAIN___: BOW, COAT, FOREST, MAKER
Why the groups fit
MAKE A HASH OF
“Blow,” “botch,” “butcher” and “spoil” can all mean to ruin or mishandle something.
WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUE
The four words name weapons associated with the board game Clue: candlestick, knife, rope and wrench.
ICONIC SOUL SINGERS
The surnames refer to Anita Baker, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight.
RAIN___
Add “rain” before each word to make rainbow, raincoat, rainforest and rainmaker.
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KNIGHT, COAT, BUTCHER, BAKER, FLACK, KNIFE, CANDLESTICK, MAKER, FRANKLIN, FOREST, BOW, BLOW, SPOIL, WRENCH, BOTCH and ROPE.
These answers are for Connections #878 on November 5, 2025. TechRadar and Forbes both identify that date as puzzle #878 and report the same board and solution: TechRadar’s hints and answers and Forbes’ hints and answers.
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