Connections Hints: Nov 28, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Nov 28, 2025 (2025-11-28). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #954

Puzzle #954 · 2025-11-28

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 #954 for 2025-11-28, 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: FITTING, ACHIEVE VICTORY OVER, PARTS OF AN ELECTRIC GUITAR 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.

  • FITTING
  • ACHIEVE VICTORY OVER
  • PARTS OF AN ELECTRIC GUITAR
  • PHONETIC ELEMENTS OF SPEECH

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.

FITTING

FAIR
JUST
PROPER
RIGHT

ACHIEVE VICTORY OVER

BEAT
BEST
TAKE
WORST

PARTS OF AN ELECTRIC GUITAR

FRET
PEG
PICKUP
STRING

PHONETIC ELEMENTS OF SPEECH

INTONATION
LOUDNESS
RHYTHM
STRESS

Reveal full answer

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

FITTING

FAIR
JUST
PROPER
RIGHT

ACHIEVE VICTORY OVER

BEAT
BEST
TAKE
WORST

PARTS OF AN ELECTRIC GUITAR

FRET
PEG
PICKUP
STRING

PHONETIC ELEMENTS OF SPEECH

INTONATION
LOUDNESS
RHYTHM
STRESS

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