NYT Connections November 16 2025 Answers
Puzzle #889
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PEDESTRIAN BARCODE TAX RAILROAD ZEBRA EVERYDAY SCHOOL AVENUE RUGBY SHIRT APPROACH BANAL PARKING PHILOSOPHY HUMDRUM IBM LOGO METHOD
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TECHNIQUE
Green — RUN-OF-THE-MILL
Blue — STRIPY THINGS
Purple — WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARES
TECHNIQUEAPPROACH, METHOD, PHILOSOPHY, SCHOOL
RUN-OF-THE-MILLBANAL, EVERYDAY, HUMDRUM, PEDESTRIAN
STRIPY THINGSBARCODE, IBM LOGO, RUGBY SHIRT, ZEBRA
WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARESAVENUE, PARKING, RAILROAD, TAX
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