NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Thursday, November 13, 2025 (#886)
Puzzle #886. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.
Just tell me the answer
The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, November 13, 2025 (puzzle #886) is: YELLOW — ATTIRE: DUDS, FIT, GETUP, THREADS. GREEN — FOAMY THINGS: BEER, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SEA, SHAVING CREAM. BLUE — THINGS THAT USE FILTERS: AIR PURIFIER, CIGARETTE, COFFEE MAKER, INSTAGRAM. PURPLE — ___ OFFICE: BOX, MICROSOFT, OVAL, POST.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Thursday, November 13, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
AIR PURIFIER
MICROSOFT
INSTAGRAM
CIGARETTE
BOX
OVAL
THREADS
FIT
POST
COFFEE MAKER
BEER
SHAVING CREAM
GETUP
SEA
DUDS
How hard is Connections #886?
Medium57/100
• One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
• Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.
• At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.
Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Office" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.
Connections hints for Thursday, November 13, 2025
Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.
yellow(the most straightforward group — start here) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — the category is a single word beginning with "A".
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about things.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about filters.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) Four words that each pair with the same word placed AFTER them.
yellow4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
green4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
blue4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
purpleEach word goes immediately before "Office".
yellowOne member is
greenOne member is
blueOne member is
purpleOne member is
yellow
green
blue
purple
NYT Connections answers for Thursday, November 13, 2025
yellow — Easiest
ATTIRE
DUDS · FIT · GETUP · THREADS
green — Easy
FOAMY THINGS
BEER · FIRE EXTINGUISHER · SEA · SHAVING CREAM
blue — Tricky
THINGS THAT USE FILTERS
AIR PURIFIER · CIGARETTE · COFFEE MAKER · INSTAGRAM
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Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Thursday, November 13, 2025?
The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, November 13, 2025 (puzzle #886) is: YELLOW — ATTIRE: DUDS, FIT, GETUP, THREADS. GREEN — FOAMY THINGS: BEER, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SEA, SHAVING CREAM. BLUE — THINGS THAT USE FILTERS: AIR PURIFIER, CIGARETTE, COFFEE MAKER, INSTAGRAM. PURPLE — ___ OFFICE: BOX, MICROSOFT, OVAL, POST.
What is the purple group in Connections #886?
The purple (hardest) group is "___ OFFICE": BOX, MICROSOFT, OVAL, POST.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "ATTIRE" — DUDS, FIT, GETUP, THREADS. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Thursday, November 13, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #886. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.
What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?
A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.