NYT Connections November 5 2025 Answers
Puzzle #878
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
KNIGHT COAT BUTCHER BAKER FLACK KNIFE CANDLESTICK MAKER FRANKLIN FOREST BOW BLOW SPOIL WRENCH BOTCH ROPE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — MAKE A HASH OF
Green — WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUE
Blue — ICONIC SOUL SINGERS
Purple — RAIN___
MAKE A HASH OFBLOW, BOTCH, BUTCHER, SPOIL
WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUECANDLESTICK, KNIFE, ROPE, WRENCH
ICONIC SOUL SINGERSBAKER, FRANKLIN, FLACK, KNIGHT
RAIN___BOW, COAT, FOREST, MAKER
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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.