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Connections #882 Answers – November 9, 2025

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #882 on Sunday, November 9, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

BRUSHCOMPACTCRANIUMCRONUTDELIBERATEDENSELUNARMIRRORMUSENAIL FILENOODLEPUFNSTUFREFLECTTHICKTIGHTTWEEZERS

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
BRUSH belongs to this group.
Green
COMPACT belongs to this group.
Blue
DELIBERATE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CRANIUM belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS
Green category
PACKED
Blue category
PONDER
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES

Connections #882 answers

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PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMSBRUSH, MIRROR, NAIL FILE, TWEEZERS
PACKEDCOMPACT, DENSE, THICK, TIGHT
PONDERDELIBERATE, MUSE, NOODLE, REFLECT
STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONESCRANIUM, CRONUT, LUNAR, PUFNSTUF
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What are the Connections answers for November 9, 2025?

PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS: BRUSH, MIRROR, NAIL FILE, TWEEZERS. PACKED: COMPACT, DENSE, THICK, TIGHT. PONDER: DELIBERATE, MUSE, NOODLE, REFLECT. STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES: CRANIUM, CRONUT, LUNAR, PUFNSTUF.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.