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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is tough, but also fun. There’s one of those nutty purple categories where you have to spot a word within four other words. If you need help sorting them into groups, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: You got it!
Green group hint: Don’t even think about it.
Blue group hint: Hoops.
Purple group hint: Get out of here!
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: “You bet”
Green group: Forbidden.
Blue group: Basketball shots.
Purple group: Starting with synonyms for “scram!”
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Nov. 17, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is “you bet.” The four answers are absolutely, of course, okey-doke and sure thing.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is forbidden. The four answers are off-limits, proscribed, taboo and verboten.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is basketball shots. The four answers are alley-oop, fadeaway, finger roll and slam dunk.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is starting with synonyms for “scram!” The four answers are go-getter, leavening, Scattergories and shoo-in.
