NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, November 2 (game #875)

Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

NYT Connections today (game #875) – hint #1 – group hints

What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?

YELLOW: Ways to describe goods to be carried
GREEN: Autumnal palette
BLUE: Caused by over exertion
PURPLE: Horoscope beginnings

Need more clues?

We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #875) – the answers

NYT Connections answers for game 875 on a purple background — (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Connections, game #875, are…

YELLOW: GOODS TO BE TRANSPORTED CARGO, FREIGHT, HAUL, LOAD
GREEN: LIGHT BROWN SHADES CAMEL, FAWN, KHAKI, TAN
BLUE: SHOW SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EXERTION CRAMP, PANT, REDDEN, SWEAT
PURPLE: STARTS OF ZODIAC SIGNS AQUA, CAPRI, GEM, SAG

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

A brief flirtation with different types of pants aside this was quite a straightforward game.

As tempting as it was to shoehorn CAPRI, CARGO and SWEAT together with a third option – erm, PANT? – I managed to resist and quickly saw the other groupings.

Having a lifelong resistance to horoscopes and the zodiac I failed to spot the purple group, whereas all four tiles in the SHOW SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EXERTION category are sensations I feel on a daily basis; not during this game, though.

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final one, as you’ll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It’s a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.