NYT Connections October 16 2025 Answers
Puzzle #858
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TART PIKE SOUR BREAD SPLIT CRUMBLE BOAT SKATE SLUG CROSS CRISP CHAR SORE FLUKE PRICKLY COBBLER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FRUIT DESSERTS
Green — CRABBY
Blue — FISH
Purple — BANANA ___
FRUIT DESSERTSCOBBLER, CRISP, CRUMBLE, TART
CRABBYCROSS, PRICKLY, SORE, SOUR
FISHCHAR, FLUKE, PIKE, SKATE
BANANA ___BOAT, BREAD, SLUG, SPLIT
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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.