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Hints for Connections #880
Stop at any stage if you want to keep solving. The four hints below point toward the groups without giving away their category names.
- One group consists of familiar designs seen on fabric.
- Another is made up of green sauces or condiments.
- Look for four things with an opening in the center.
- The last group connects to the color purple, including through wordplay.
One example tile from each group
If the broad hints are not enough, these tiles give you a more specific foothold without revealing all four answers in any group:
- HOUNDSTOOTH
- PESTO
- BAGEL
- EGGPLANT
Category names
Ready for the group labels? The four categories are:
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- TEXTILE PATTERNS
- GREEN CONDIMENTS
- THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE
- THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE
Full answers for Friday, November 7
| Category | Tiles |
|---|---|
| TEXTILE PATTERNS | ANIMAL PRINT, HERRINGBONE, HOUNDSTOOTH, POLKA DOT |
| GREEN CONDIMENTS | CHIMICHURRI, PESTO, RELISH, SALSA VERDE |
| THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE | BAGEL, HULA HOOP, INNER TUBE, WASHER |
| THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE | BARNEY THE DINOSAUR, EGGPLANT, PEOPLE EATER, SWING STATE |
Why the groups fit
Textile patterns
Animal print, herringbone, houndstooth, and polka dot are all names for familiar patterns used in textiles.
Green condiments
Chimichurri, pesto, relish, and salsa verde are grouped as green condiments or sauces. The color clue may be less immediate for relish and pesto, which are not exclusively green in the UK.
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Things with holes in the middle
A bagel, hula hoop, inner tube, and washer each have a central opening. The category is about that shared feature, rather than requiring every item to be ring-shaped in exactly the same way.
Things that are purple
Barney the Dinosaur and eggplant are direct references to purple. “People Eater” points to the Purple People Eaters nickname, while “swing state” uses the U.S. political association of purple with a blend of red- and blue-associated politics. Those last two are wordplay and cultural references, not literal purple objects.
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Forbes describes Connections as a grid of 16 words divided into four groups of four, with red herrings that can make plausible groupings misleading. Its guide says players can make three incorrect guesses; a fourth wrong guess ends the game. Forbes also reports that the daily puzzle is free on the NYT website or Games app, while the archive is available to NYT All Access or Games subscribers. These mechanics and access details are reported by Forbes, rather than directly verified against the NYT game page.
All Things How gave this puzzle a difficulty rating of 1.3 out of 5, based on its testers in 2025. That is a tester rating, not an official NYT statistic or a measure of how all players performed.
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