NYT Connections October 1 2025 Answers
Puzzle #843
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CANYON HALLWAY RAPIDS FLAME CURRENT JURY SLAM DOOR TUNNEL CATARACT BOOBY SKEWER KNOCK FIRST ZOOM CALL WHIRLPOOL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FAST-MOVING WATER
Green — CRITICIZE
Blue — ECHOEY PLACES
Purple — ___ PRIZE
FAST-MOVING WATERCATARACT, CURRENT, RAPIDS, WHIRLPOOL
CRITICIZEFLAME, KNOCK, SKEWER, SLAM
ECHOEY PLACESCANYON, HALLWAY, TUNNEL, ZOOM CALL
___ PRIZEBOOBY, DOOR, FIRST, JURY
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.