A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #899
hints & answers for November 26, 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 C, C, M and M. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CAN belongs in this group.

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VERBS EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY

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  • CAN
  • COULD
  • MAY
  • MIGHT

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with D, J, K and S. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

DEB belongs in this group.

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WOMEN’S NICKNAMES

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  • DEB
  • JAN
  • KAT
  • SUE

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

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

Show one word

APR belongs in this group.

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FINANCIAL ABBREVIATIONS

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  • APR
  • CFO
  • IRA
  • SEC

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with F, G, M and T. These initials are in sorted order.

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FLOW belongs in this group.

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BACKWARDS ANIMALS

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  • FLOW
  • GOD
  • MAR
  • TAB
Show categories only
  • Yellow: VERBS EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY
  • Green: WOMEN’S NICKNAMES
  • Blue: FINANCIAL ABBREVIATIONS
  • Purple: BACKWARDS ANIMALS

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All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

VERBS EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY

CAN · COULD · MAY · MIGHT

Green

WOMEN’S NICKNAMES

DEB · JAN · KAT · SUE

Blue

FINANCIAL ABBREVIATIONS

APR · CFO · IRA · SEC

Purple

BACKWARDS ANIMALS

FLOW · GOD · MAR · TAB

This puzzle’s recorded solution

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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.

Group colours follow the puzzle’s yellow, green, blue and purple order, from the most straightforward to the trickiest. Your own experience may differ. The reference tiles may appear in a different order from your game. Picture puzzles have separately hidden descriptions, since a description can give away the wordplay.

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