Connections Hints: Nov 9, 2025
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Meta: Puzzle #882
Connections #882 · 2025-11-09
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Group 1
Reveal category
PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS
Reveal one tile
BRUSH
Reveal all four tiles
PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS
- BRUSH
- MIRROR
- NAIL FILE
- TWEEZERS
Group 2
Reveal category
PACKED
Reveal one tile
COMPACT
Reveal all four tiles
PACKED
- COMPACT
- DENSE
- THICK
- TIGHT
Group 3
Reveal category
PONDER
Reveal one tile
DELIBERATE
Reveal all four tiles
PONDER
- DELIBERATE
- MUSE
- NOODLE
- REFLECT
Group 4
Reveal category
STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES
Reveal one tile
CRANIUM
Reveal all four tiles
STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES
- CRANIUM
- CRONUT
- LUNAR
- PUFNSTUF
Reveal full answer
PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS
- BRUSH
- MIRROR
- NAIL FILE
- TWEEZERS
PACKED
- COMPACT
- DENSE
- THICK
- TIGHT
PONDER
- DELIBERATE
- MUSE
- NOODLE
- REFLECT
STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES
- CRANIUM
- CRONUT
- LUNAR
- PUFNSTUF
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