NYT Connections October 11 2025 Answers
Puzzle #853
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ALLEY SPORT TACKLE LANE TOM COURT KIT BOB DON BILL WEAR GEAR PAT WAY PUT ON STUFF
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — EQUIPMENT
Green — DRESS IN
Blue — STREET SUFFIXES
Purple — NICKNAMES THAT HAVE OTHER MEANINGS
EQUIPMENTGEAR, KIT, STUFF, TACKLE
DRESS INDON, PUT ON, SPORT, WEAR
STREET SUFFIXESALLEY, COURT, LANE, WAY
NICKNAMES THAT HAVE OTHER MEANINGSBILL, BOB, PAT, TOM
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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.