Connections Hints: Nov 23, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Nov 23, 2025 (2025-11-23). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #946

Puzzle #946 · 2025-11-23

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #946 for 2025-11-23, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: LENIENT, ANIMAL HOMES, OLIVER STONE MOVIES and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

LENIENT
ANIMAL HOMES
OLIVER STONE MOVIES
SECOND WORDS IN TITLES OF ABBA HITS

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

LENIENT

EASY

LAX

LOOSE

SLACK

ANIMAL HOMES

BURROW

DEN

LODGE

WARREN

OLIVER STONE MOVIES

JFK

NIXON

PLATOON

WALL STREET

SECOND WORDS IN TITLES OF ABBA HITS

GIMME

MIA

QUEEN

TROUPER

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.