Out of the many daily puzzles available online, the New York Times’ Connections game is one of the trickiest. For those playing for the first time, the goal of Connections is to divide a block of 16 words into four common themes. Some of these – for example, grouping four types of fish – can be very straightforward, while others can be far more abstract. If you’ve found yourself stumped by the latter, we’ve put together Connections answers and hints for today (November 07) below.

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If you already know how to play Connections, you can skip this paragraph to jump straight into today’s solution. But if this is your first time attempting the New York Times’ puzzle (or you just need a refresher), we suggest thinking outside of the box for your answers.

Some groups are deliberately deceptive – using a previous day’s puzzle as an example, you may think ‘Heart’, ‘Cell’, ‘Body’ and ‘Nucleus’ are all connected through biology. But you’d be wrong, as ‘Heart’ and ‘Nucleus’ were actually two of four “Nexus” words on the day we’ve used as an example. Think beyond what a word means literally, try to see subtle patterns, and your luck with Connections will improve drastically. That being said, some days are still fiendishly difficult – and if you’re still stuck, check below for the Connections answer for today.

Connections hints for November 07

If you’re still trying to solve November 07’s Connections yourself, here are all of the words in play today and some hints on what each group is.

• HULA HOOP
• EGGPLANT
• SALSA VERDE
• BAGEL
• SWING STATE
• RELISH
• ANIMAL PRINT
• POLKA DOT
• WASHER
• BARNEY THE DINOSAUR
• PESTO
• HOUNDSTOOTH
• INNER TUBE
• CHIMICHURRI
• HERRINGBONE
• PEOPLE EATER

With that in mind, here are four hints for November 07

• Yellow: designs on cloth
• Green: food toppings, typically green in colour
• Blue: things with circular designs, typically with a hole running through it
• Purple: things characterised by the colour purple

Connections groups for November 07

If you’re still trying to piece everything together, here are all four of today’s groups.

• Yellow: textile patterns
• Green: green condiments
• Blue: things with holes in the middle
• Purple: things that are purple

Connections answers for November 07

Finally, here are the answers for Connections #880 on Friday, November 07.

• Yellow: textile patterns (animal print, herringbone, houndstooth, polka dot)
• Green: green condiments (chimichurri, pesto, relish, salsa verde)
• Blue: things with holes in the middle (bagel, hula hoop, inner tube, washer)
• Purple: things that are purple (barney the dinosaur, eggplant, people eater, swing state)

You can check back for up-to-date hints and answers for each day’s Connections puzzle. If you get stuck elsewhere, we’ve also got answers for several other daily games – including Wordle, Framed, and Globle.

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