NYT Connections November 12 2025 Answers
Puzzle #885
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
YOLO POLO LOCO DODO COMO FOMO JUDO BOGO BOZO ROJO YO-YO SUMO POCO DOPE GOLF GOAT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SPORTS
Green — DOOFUS
Blue — ACRONYMS
Purple — SPANISH WORDS
SPORTSGOLF, JUDO, POLO, SUMO
DOOFUSBOZO, DODO, DOPE, YO-YO
ACRONYMSBOGO, FOMO, GOAT, YOLO
SPANISH WORDSCOMO, LOCO, POCO, ROJO
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.