Looking for a hint for today’s Connections puzzle? Below, we have clues to help you unlock whichever category has you stumped for the puzzle on November 5, 2025.
Connections first launched on the New York Times in June 2023. The premise is deceptively simple: Players have to find the thematic connection of four groups of four words … without making more than four mistakes.
Today’s Connections has categories about tools, tonsils and more.
Below are the hints, categories and answers for today’s Connections game, puzzle #878, on November 5.
A hint for each Connections category today, November 5
Yellow group hint: What might be the result of teachers pronouncing students’ names?
Green group hint: What might Col. Mustard or Mrs. Peacock use in the library?
Blue group hint: Who might Kelly Clarkson or Jennifer Hudson cover musically?
Purple group hint: What might precede four entirely different words? Think cats and dogs.
A word in each Connections category today, November 5
Yellow group word: Spoil
Green group word: Rope
Blue group word: Baker
Purple group word: Coat
Connections categories today, November 5
Yellow group category: Make a hash of
Green group category: Weapons in the game Clue
Blue group category: Iconic soul singers
Purple group category: Rain_____
Here are the answers to Connections today, November 5
What are the yellow words in today’s Connections?
Make a hash of: Blow, botch, butcher, spoil
What are the green words in today’s Connections?
Weapons in the game Clue: Candlestick, knife, rope, wrench
What are the blue words in today’s Connections?
Iconic soul singers: Baker, Flack, Franklin, Knight
What are the purple words in today’s Connections?
Rain_____: Bow, coat, forest, maker
