Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 14, #887

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 14, #887

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Nov. 14, #887

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CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Movie buffs, today's NYT Connections puzzle is for you. The two toughest categories, blue and purple, are both film-related. If you need help sorting the answers into groups, you're in the right place. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.

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Hints for today's Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: To assess something.

Green group hint: Want to listen to some music?

Blue group hint: Lights, camera...

Purple group hint: Heart-pounding movies.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Evaluate.

Green group: Radio tuning options.

Blue group: Action film subgenres.

Purple group: Classic '90s action films.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today's Connections answers?

completed NYT Connections puzzle for Nov. 14, 2025

The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Nov. 14, 2025.

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The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is evaluate. The four answers are grade, judge, rate and review.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is radio tuning options. The four answers are band, channel, frequency and station.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is action film genres. The four answers are buddy, disaster, martial arts and superhero.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is classic '90s action films. The four answers are Armageddon, Hard Boiled, Heat and Speed.

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