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Connections #884
hints & answers for November 11, 2025

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Which group has you stuck?

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with B, F, H and P. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

BLUSH belongs in this group.

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MAKEUP

Reveal all four words
  • BLUSH
  • FOUNDATION
  • HIGHLIGHTER
  • POWDER

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with E, R, S and S. These initials are in sorted order.

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EXTENT belongs in this group.

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BREADTH

Reveal all four words
  • EXTENT
  • RANGE
  • SCALE
  • SCOPE

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with B, H, R and S. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

BASE belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

OBJECT USED FOR SUPPORT

Reveal all four words
  • BASE
  • HOLDER
  • REST
  • STAND

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, E, M and S. These initials are in sorted order.

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COMPASS belongs in this group.

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ICONS ON AN IPHONE

Reveal all four words
  • COMPASS
  • ENVELOPE
  • MUSIC NOTES
  • SPEECH BUBBLE
Show categories only
  • Yellow: MAKEUP
  • Green: BREADTH
  • Blue: OBJECT USED FOR SUPPORT
  • Purple: ICONS ON AN IPHONE

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All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

MAKEUP

BLUSH · FOUNDATION · HIGHLIGHTER · POWDER

Green

BREADTH

EXTENT · RANGE · SCALE · SCOPE

Blue

OBJECT USED FOR SUPPORT

BASE · HOLDER · REST · STAND

Purple

ICONS ON AN IPHONE

COMPASS · ENVELOPE · MUSIC NOTES · SPEECH BUBBLE

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

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