Issue #879 Thu 6 Nov
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — November 6, 2025
A steady hand is required to navigate today's grid. The groups are cleanly separated, leaving little room for ambiguity once the initial sorting is done.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
The blinking cursor on a spreadsheet, waiting for you to type in the final sum.
Accounting terminology
Synonyms
Members are 5–6 letters; first letters A, F, P, V.
COST
One is AMOUNT.
AMOUNT · FIGURE · PRICE · VALUE
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
The hesitation before you hold your phone up to the light in a dark room.
Digital security methods
Functional equivalents
Members are 3–11 letters; first letters F, P.
WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE
One is FACE.
FACE · FINGERPRINT · PASSWORD · PIN
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
The smell of salt air and the sound of waves hitting wooden planks.
Nautical terminology
Positional references
Members are 3–4 letters; first letters A, D, F, M.
PARTS OF A SHIP
One is AFT.
AFT · DECK · FORE · MAST
violet group 7 hints
Violet group hints
A greeting card left on a dusty shelf in the back of a stationery shop.
Iconography of mythology
Commonly depicted attributes
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters A, B, D, W.
FEATURES OF A CARTOON CUPID
One is ARROW.
ARROW · BOW · DIAPER · WINGS
Spoiler zone
Complete Connections answer
Open only the solution you want to see. Each answer stays hidden until you choose to reveal it.
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Reveal the yellow group
COSTAMOUNT · FIGURE · PRICE · VALUE
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Reveal the green group
WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICEFACE · FINGERPRINT · PASSWORD · PIN
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Reveal the blue group
PARTS OF A SHIPAFT · DECK · FORE · MAST
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Reveal the violet group
FEATURES OF A CARTOON CUPIDARROW · BOW · DIAPER · WINGS
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Frequently asked questions
Spoiler-free help for Connections on November 6, 2025. Every answer below helps you along without giving the game away — ready to see the full solution? See the complete Connections answer for November 6, 2025, or browse every Connections puzzle in the archive.
How hard is NYT Connections on November 6, 2025?
NYT Connections on November 6, 2025 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on November 6, 2025?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #879?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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