Connections Hints: Nov 29, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Nov 29, 2025 (2025-11-29). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #950

Puzzle #950 · 2025-11-29

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 #950 for 2025-11-29, 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: ABDOMINAL AREA, REPLACEMENT, PARK STAPLES 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.

ABDOMINAL AREA
REPLACEMENT
PARK STAPLES
BLACKJACK TERMS

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.

ABDOMINAL AREA

CORE

MIDSECTION

TORSO

TRUNK

REPLACEMENT

BACKUP

COVER

RELIEF

SUBSTITUTE

PARK STAPLES

BENCH

PIGEON

STATUE

TREE

BLACKJACK TERMS

BUST

HIT

SPLIT

STAND

Reveal full answer

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