Connections #889 Answers – November 16, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #889 on Sunday, November 16, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
APPROACHAVENUEBANALBARCODEEVERYDAYHUMDRUMIBM LOGOMETHODPARKINGPEDESTRIANPHILOSOPHYRAILROADRUGBY SHIRTSCHOOLTAXZEBRA
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
APPROACH belongs to this group.
Green
BANAL belongs to this group.
Blue
BARCODE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
AVENUE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
TECHNIQUE
Green category
RUN-OF-THE-MILL
Blue category
STRIPY THINGS
Purple (hardest) category
WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARES
Connections #889 answers
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TECHNIQUEAPPROACH, METHOD, PHILOSOPHY, SCHOOL
RUN-OF-THE-MILLBANAL, EVERYDAY, HUMDRUM, PEDESTRIAN
STRIPY THINGSBARCODE, IBM LOGO, RUGBY SHIRT, ZEBRA
WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARESAVENUE, PARKING, RAILROAD, TAX
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What are the Connections answers for November 16, 2025?
TECHNIQUE: APPROACH, METHOD, PHILOSOPHY, SCHOOL. RUN-OF-THE-MILL: BANAL, EVERYDAY, HUMDRUM, PEDESTRIAN. STRIPY THINGS: BARCODE, IBM LOGO, RUGBY SHIRT, ZEBRA. WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARES: AVENUE, PARKING, RAILROAD, TAX.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.