Here are the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle #898 today, released on November 25th, 2025, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.

If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
There are sixteen words for the Connection puzzles, which are:
- MICKEY MOUSE
- BUG BITE
- HAPPY MEAL
- BARBIE DREAMHOUSE
- LOTTERY TICKET
- GLAD-HAND
- RINKY-DINK
- MERRY-GO-ROUND
- CHERRY
- TRIVIAL
- SUNNY-SIDE UP
- CALAMINE LOTION
- VINYL RECORD
- FLAMINGO
- TWO-BIT
- YOUR HEAD

Connections 898 Group Hints Today (November 25th, 2025)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: One of the groups is “THINGS YOU CAN SCRATCH“.
- Hint 2: MICKEY MOUSE and TRIVIAL are in the same group.
- Hint 3: Here is an image that will help you solve one of the groups:

- Hint 4: One group of words is “STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS”.
What are the Connections 898 Answers Today? (11/25/25)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 898 released on 25th November 2025:
- SMALL-TIME – MICK MOUSE, RINKY-DINK, TRIVIAL, TWO-BIT

- THINGS THAT ARE PINK – BARBIE DREAMHOUSE, CALAMINE LOTION, CHERRY BLOSSOM, FLAMINGO

- THINGS YOU CAN SCRATCH – BUG BITE, LOTTERY TICKET, VINYL RECORD, YOUR HEAD

- STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS – GLAD-HAND, HAPPY MEAL, MERRY-GO-ROUND, SUNNY-SIDE UP

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