NYT Connections November 29 2025 Answers
Puzzle #902
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BUST SPLIT TREE TRUNK RELIEF PIGEON STAND STATUE COVER TORSO SUBSTITUTE CORE MIDSECTION BACKUP BENCH HIT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ABDOMINAL AREA
Green — REPLACEMENT
Blue — PARK STAPLES
Purple — BLACKJACK TERMS
ABDOMINAL AREACORE, MIDSECTION, TORSO, TRUNK
REPLACEMENTBACKUP, COVER, RELIEF, SUBSTITUTE
PARK STAPLESBENCH, PIGEON, STATUE, TREE
BLACKJACK TERMSBUST, HIT, SPLIT, STAND
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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.