Connections #890 Answers – November 17, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #890 on Monday, November 17, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ABSOLUTELYALLEY-OOPFADEAWAYFINGER ROLLGO-GETTERLEAVENINGOF COURSEOFF-LIMITSOKEY-DOKEPROSCRIBEDSCATTERGORIESSHOO-INSLAM DUNKSURE THINGTABOOVERBOTEN
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
ABSOLUTELY belongs to this group.
Green
OFF-LIMITS belongs to this group.
Blue
ALLEY-OOP belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
GO-GETTER belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
"YOU BET"
Green category
FORBIDDEN
Blue category
BASKETBALL SHOTS
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SCRAM!"
Connections #890 answers
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"YOU BET"ABSOLUTELY, OKEY-DOKE, OF COURSE, SURE THING
FORBIDDENOFF-LIMITS, PROSCRIBED, TABOO, VERBOTEN
BASKETBALL SHOTSALLEY-OOP, FADEAWAY, FINGER ROLL, SLAM DUNK
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SCRAM!"GO-GETTER, LEAVENING, SCATTERGORIES, SHOO-IN
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What are the Connections answers for November 17, 2025?
"YOU BET": ABSOLUTELY, OKEY-DOKE, OF COURSE, SURE THING. FORBIDDEN: OFF-LIMITS, PROSCRIBED, TABOO, VERBOTEN. BASKETBALL SHOTS: ALLEY-OOP, FADEAWAY, FINGER ROLL, SLAM DUNK. STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SCRAM!": GO-GETTER, LEAVENING, SCATTERGORIES, SHOO-IN.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.