November 9, 2025's NYT Connections puzzle is practical and picture-friendly. Two groups are super concrete (ship parts and device unlock methods), one is vocabulary about price, and one is a playful cartoon-theme set. Fast wins if you picture the item or say the phrase out loud.

NYT Connections Puzzle Overview: 9 November 2025

Category 1
  1. You use this first thing to tame your hair.
  2. You check your face with this reflective object.
  3. A small tool to shape or file fingertips.
  4. Handy for plucking stray hairs with precision.
Category 2
  1. Short word often used for small-but-efficient things.
  2. Full of mass in a small space — not loose.
  3. A word that describes something with substantial width.
  4. Snugly closed or closely packed together.
Category 3: Blue Group
  1. A formal verb meaning to think carefully before acting.
  2. To think or daydream creatively — short and soft.
  3. Slangy verb meaning “chew on an idea” (and also a pasta).
  4. To consider something back and forth, like a mirror for the mind.
Category 4: Purple Group
  1. Starts the same as a long-necked wading bird (think heavy skull word).
  2. Begins with the sound of a clever black corvid (and a trendy pastry).
  3. Kicks off with a loon-like sound and relates to moons.
  4. Begins with the puffin sound — also the name of a silly kids’ character.

NYT Connections Answers: 9 November 2025

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Category 3
Category 4

Quick strategy tip

Start with the pictureable groups (grooming items and packed synonyms) for fast wins. The pondering verbs click when you mentally “think” the actions; for the purple set, say the words out loud — hearing the bird-name sounds is the fastest path to the aha.