Written by Anish – TechBoltX | Nov 22, 2025

NYT Connections Hints & Answers for Nov. 22, 2025 (#895)

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle delivers a fun blend of wordplay, food connections, and personality-based categories. Puzzle #895 includes a straightforward yellow group, a clever green category referencing sailors, a delicious blue category involving tropical produce, and a classic word-pattern purple group. If any of the categories tripped you up, this full breakdown will help you solve the puzzle with confidence.

Connections challenges players to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on shared themes. Difficulty moves upward from yellow → green → blue → purple. While today’s puzzle isn’t as sneaky as some earlier ones, the tropical produce group may be tough if you’re not familiar with international fruits and vegetables. The purple group also requires spotting a linguistic pattern rather than a shared meaning.

Below are the hints and full solutions for today’s puzzle.

???? Hints for Today’s Groups

• Yellow Hint: Not a lot
• Green Hint: Like Popeye
• Blue Hint: Yum!
• Purple Hint: Let’s Make a ___

These clues point to small quantities, sailor terms, tropical foods, and phrases ending with “deal.”

???? Today’s Connections Answers

???? Yellow Group – Little Bit

dab, drop, splash, touch

???? Green Group – Sailor

salty dog, skipper, swab, tar

???? Blue Group – Tropical Fruits/Vegetables

bitter melon, chayote, durian, soursop

???? Purple Group – ____ Deal

big, plea, raw, sweetheart

The blue group may be the trickiest for many solvers, especially if you’re unfamiliar with fruits like soursop or chayote.

❓ FAQs

1. What was the hardest group in today’s Connections puzzle?

The blue group, featuring tropical produce, is the most challenging.

2. What was the easiest group?

The yellow group: small quantities.

3. How many groups are there in Connections?

Every puzzle contains four groups of four terms.

4. What is the theme of the purple group?

Words that can precede “deal.”

5. Where can I find daily Connections answers?

Right here on TechBoltX, updated every day.

✍️ Author Bio

Anish is a puzzle-strategy writer specializing in NYT games including Connections, Strands, Wordle, and Mini Crossword. With over five years of experience analyzing puzzle patterns and solving strategies, he brings clarity and accuracy to thousands of daily readers.