NYT Connections October 15 2025 Answers
Puzzle #857
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
KIDNEY GOLF GREAT BRONCO PINTO VACUUM KIDDIE LIMA NAVY OLYMPIC ELEPHANT FIESTA INFINITY BRAVO MUSTANG DELTA
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TYPES OF POOLS
Green — IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET
Blue — FORD MODELS
Purple — ___ SEAL
TYPES OF POOLSINFINITY, KIDDIE, KIDNEY, OLYMPIC
IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABETBRAVO, DELTA, GOLF, LIMA
FORD MODELSBRONCO, FIESTA, MUSTANG, PINTO
___ SEALELEPHANT, GREAT, NAVY, VACUUM
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