NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Nov. 30, 2025 (#903)

Written by Anish – TechBoltX | Updated: November 30, 2025

Overview — Connections #903 (Nov. 30, 2025)

Connections #903 mixes everyday verbs, flop synonyms, fictional pirate names and a playful purple group that uses color homophones at the ends of words. If you hit a wall, this guide walks through short hints, why each group fits, the full answer list, and quick tips to spot similar categories faster in future puzzles.

Hints (color-by-color)

• Yellow (Put up with): Words meaning tolerate.
• Green (Bad ending): Words meaning a flop or failure.
• Blue (Yo-ho-ho!): Famous fictional pirates.
• Purple (Think rainbow): Words that end in sounds that are color homophones.

Today’s Answers (Nov. 30, 2025)

???? Yellow group — Tolerate

• bear
• stand
• stomach
• swallow

All four are common verbs or phrasal verbs meaning to accept or endure something unpleasant.

???? Green group — Flop

• bust
• lemon
• miss
• turkey

These words can all describe failures: a bust, a lemon (defective), a miss (failed attempt), and a turkey (flop).

???? Blue group — Fictional pirates

• Hook (Captain Hook)
• Luffy (Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece)
• Silver (Long John Silver)
• Sparrow (Jack Sparrow)

Recognizable pirate names from literature, anime and film — solid anchors for the board.

???? Purple group — Ending in color homophones

• Cameroon (ends with -roon → sounds like maroon)
• cockatiel (ends with -tiel → sounds like teal)
• unread (ends with -red → red)
• whistleblew (ends with -blew → sounds like blue)

This playful set hides color words as homophones at the end of each entry — listen for the color sound rather than look for the color word itself.

Quick solving tips

1. Scan for proper names (Hook, Luffy, Silver, Sparrow) — proper nouns often form an easy group.
2. Identify concrete verbs (bear, stand) to lock the tolerate group.
3. The purple trick: read the end of each word aloud — you’re listening for color sounds.

FAQ — NYT Connections (Nov. 30, 2025)

Q: Which group was the trickiest today?

A: The purple group (color homophone endings) was the most unusual and tripped up many players.

Q: Are Connections puzzles the same for everyone?

A: Yes — the daily Connections puzzle is uniform for all players worldwide.

Q: When does the daily puzzle update?

A: New puzzles appear at midnight Eastern Time.

Q: Where can I play Connections?

A: On the NYT Games website/app.