NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Thursday, November 27, 2025 (#900)

Puzzle #900. 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 27, 2025 (puzzle #900) is: YELLOW — INUNDATION: AVALANCHE, OUTPOURING, TIDAL WAVE, TORRENT. GREEN — MAIN FOLDERS IN A COMPUTER: DESKTOP, DOCUMENTS, DOWNLOADS, MUSIC. BLUE — WOODWORKING TOOLS: DRILLS, FILES, ROUTERS, SAWS. PURPLE — RHYMES FOR NEW YORK TIMES GAMES: CONFECTIONS, GRANDS, HURDLE, SWELLING SEA.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Thursday, November 27, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

MUSIC
FILES
GRANDS
TIDAL WAVE
ROUTERS
HURDLE
AVALANCHE
DOWNLOADS
TORRENT
DESKTOP
DRILLS
CONFECTIONS
SWELLING SEA
OUTPOURING
SAWS
DOCUMENTS

How hard is Connections #900?

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 Thursday, November 27, 2025

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

NYT Connections answers for Thursday, November 27, 2025

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Thursday, November 27, 2025?

The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, November 27, 2025 (puzzle #900) is: YELLOW — INUNDATION: AVALANCHE, OUTPOURING, TIDAL WAVE, TORRENT. GREEN — MAIN FOLDERS IN A COMPUTER: DESKTOP, DOCUMENTS, DOWNLOADS, MUSIC. BLUE — WOODWORKING TOOLS: DRILLS, FILES, ROUTERS, SAWS. PURPLE — RHYMES FOR NEW YORK TIMES GAMES: CONFECTIONS, GRANDS, HURDLE, SWELLING SEA.

What is the purple group in Connections #900?

The purple (hardest) group is "RHYMES FOR NEW YORK TIMES GAMES": CONFECTIONS, GRANDS, HURDLE, SWELLING SEA.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "INUNDATION" — AVALANCHE, OUTPOURING, TIDAL WAVE, TORRENT. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Thursday, November 27, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #900. 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.