Connections #902 Answers – November 29, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #902 on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BACKUPBENCHBUSTCORECOVERHITMIDSECTIONPIGEONRELIEFSPLITSTANDSTATUESUBSTITUTETORSOTREETRUNK
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CORE belongs to this group.
Green
BACKUP belongs to this group.
Blue
BENCH belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BUST belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
ABDOMINAL AREA
Green category
REPLACEMENT
Blue category
PARK STAPLES
Purple (hardest) category
BLACKJACK TERMS
Connections #902 answers
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ABDOMINAL AREACORE, MIDSECTION, TORSO, TRUNK
REPLACEMENTBACKUP, COVER, RELIEF, SUBSTITUTE
PARK STAPLESBENCH, PIGEON, STATUE, TREE
BLACKJACK TERMSBUST, HIT, SPLIT, STAND
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What are the Connections answers for November 29, 2025?
ABDOMINAL AREA: CORE, MIDSECTION, TORSO, TRUNK. REPLACEMENT: BACKUP, COVER, RELIEF, SUBSTITUTE. PARK STAPLES: BENCH, PIGEON, STATUE, TREE. BLACKJACK TERMS: BUST, HIT, SPLIT, STAND.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.