NYT Connections November 7 2025 Answers
Puzzle #880
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
HULA HOOP EGGPLANT SALSA VERDE BAGEL SWING STATE RELISH ANIMAL PRINT POLKA DOT WASHER BARNEY THE DINOSAUR PESTO HOUNDSTOOTH INNER TUBE CHIMICHURRI HERRINGBONE PEOPLE EATER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TEXTILE PATTERNS
Green — GREEN CONDIMENTS
Blue — THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE
Purple — THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE
TEXTILE PATTERNSANIMAL PRINT, HERRINGBONE, HOUNDSTOOTH, POLKA DOT
GREEN CONDIMENTSCHIMICHURRI, PESTO, RELISH, SALSA VERDE
THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLEBAGEL, HULA HOOP, INNER TUBE, WASHER
THINGS THAT ARE PURPLEBARNEY THE DINOSAUR, EGGPLANT, PEOPLE EATER, SWING STATE
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