NYT Connections Puzzle #889: November 16, 2025 Hints and Answers

Imagine a fun word game where you get 16 words and have to find four secret teams of four words each.

Each team has a special connection, like words that mean similar things or words that fit together in a game.

Today's game, puzzle #889, has four teams.

One team has words related to how you do things, like steps or a plan.

Another team has words meaning usual or plain.

A third team has things that have stripes, like a zebra or a tiger.

The last team has words from the board game Monopoly, like jail or tax.

You get a few tries to guess the teams right!