NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Friday, November 14, 2025 (#887)

Puzzle #887. 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 Friday, November 14, 2025 (puzzle #887) is: YELLOW — EVALUATE: GRADE, JUDGE, RATE, REVIEW. GREEN — RADIO TUNING OPTIONS: BAND, CHANNEL, FREQUENCY, STATION. BLUE — ACTION FILM SUBGENRES: BUDDY, DISASTER, MARTIAL ARTS, SUPERHERO. PURPLE — CLASSIC '90S ACTION FILMS: ARMAGEDDON, HARD BOILED, HEAT, SPEED.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Friday, November 14, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

BUDDY
FREQUENCY
HEAT
RATE
SPEED
JUDGE
DISASTER
BAND
ARMAGEDDON
GRADE
SUPERHERO
STATION
MARTIAL ARTS
CHANNEL
HARD BOILED
REVIEW

How hard is Connections #887?

Easy35/100
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Friday, November 14, 2025

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Friday, November 14, 2025

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Friday, November 14, 2025?

The NYT Connections answer for Friday, November 14, 2025 (puzzle #887) is: YELLOW — EVALUATE: GRADE, JUDGE, RATE, REVIEW. GREEN — RADIO TUNING OPTIONS: BAND, CHANNEL, FREQUENCY, STATION. BLUE — ACTION FILM SUBGENRES: BUDDY, DISASTER, MARTIAL ARTS, SUPERHERO. PURPLE — CLASSIC '90S ACTION FILMS: ARMAGEDDON, HARD BOILED, HEAT, SPEED.

What is the purple group in Connections #887?

The purple (hardest) group is "CLASSIC '90S ACTION FILMS": ARMAGEDDON, HARD BOILED, HEAT, SPEED.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "EVALUATE" — GRADE, JUDGE, RATE, REVIEW. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Friday, November 14, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #887. 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.