NYT Connections #898: Hints, Spoilers, and Answers for November 25
Good morning, puzzle lovers! If you’re looking for the hints and answers for today’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, November 25, game #898), you’ve come to the right place. Connections has become an essential daily mental workout for many, and today’s grid is a particularly clever mix.
Today’s puzzle is a bit of a masala—a little comfort food, a dash of tech, a tricky linguistic twist, and a final category that will make many of our Indian readers smile. So, before you use up all four mistakes, let’s walk through some gentle nudges to get you to a perfect score.
How to Play NYT Connections
For anyone new, the goal is simple: you’re given a 16-word grid and must find four groups of four words that share a common theme. Submit a group of four, and if you’re correct, the category is revealed. Find all four groups with four or fewer errors to win!
Hints for Today’s NYT Connections (Game #898)
Here are hints for each category, starting with the most straightforward (Yellow) and moving to the trickiest (Purple).
- Yellow Category Hint: Think about what you’d order at a classic North Indian restaurant to go with your sabzi or dal.
- Green Category Hint: If you were setting up a new desktop computer, you’d need all of these essential pieces of hardware.
- Blue Category Hint: Each of these words can be completed by placing the same four-letter word in front of them. The word itself means “the rear.”
- Purple Category Hint: This category tests your knowledge of iconic Indian business leaders. These are all legendary surnames.
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The full answers for today’s Connections are below. Stop scrolling now if you want to solve it yourself!
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Today’s NYT Connections Answers for Tuesday, November 25 (Game #898)
Were the hints helpful? Did you manage to crack that Purple category? Here are the full answers and categories for today’s puzzle.
Yellow Category: INDIAN BREADS
* NAAN, PARATHA, PURI, ROTI
A delicious and comforting start to the puzzle! A taste of home for many and likely the first group most players found.
Green Category: COMPUTER COMPONENTS
* KEYBOARD, MONITOR, MOTHERBOARD, MOUSE
A straightforward and classic Connections category. While “mouse” could be a misdirect (the animal), the other tech words make this group fairly easy to spot.
Blue Category: WORDS THAT FOLLOW “BACK”
* BACKBONE, BACKFIRE, BACKLASH, BACKPACK
A wonderfully tricky category that relied on wordplay rather than a shared item type. Once you spot the pattern, it provides a very satisfying “aha!” moment.
Purple Category: FOUNDERS OF MAJOR INDIAN COMPANIES
* AMBANI, MURTHY, PREMJI, TATA
A fantastic and clever final category from the puzzle masters! This was a proud moment for Desi players, celebrating the titans who built India’s most iconic enterprises: Dhirubhai Ambani (Reliance), N.R. Narayana Murthy (Infosys), Azim Premji (Wipro), and J.R.D. Tata (Tata Group). This is the kind of category that separates the good players from the great ones.
How did you do with today’s game? Did the Purple category stump you, or did you spot those famous surnames right away? Share your results in the comments below!
Check back tomorrow for more hints and answers for your daily Connections puzzle.
