NYT Connections October 12 2025 Answers
Puzzle #854
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BEGINS SWIFT DAYS RETURNS FOREVER ENDING ROBIN TRAILS SWALLOW PIONEERS PERMANENT INSTITUTES EVERLASTING KITE LAUNCHES ETERNAL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FOR ALL TIME
Green — ESTABLISHES
Blue — BIRDS
Purple — HAPPY ___
FOR ALL TIMEETERNAL, EVERLASTING, FOREVER, PERMANENT
ESTABLISHESBEGINS, INSTITUTES, LAUNCHES, PIONEERS
BIRDSKITE, ROBIN, SWALLOW, SWIFT
HAPPY ___DAYS, ENDING, RETURNS, TRAILS
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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.