NYT Connections October 18 2025 Answers
Puzzle #860
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
HAND HOCK PEDAL SKATE BACON CELL PICKLE CAGE DODGE COAST FORD BREEZE CRUISE RACQUET FLOAT TRAYED
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GLIDE
Green — WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORTS
Blue — PROLIFIC ACTORS
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF SYNONYMS FOR "VEND"
GLIDEBREEZE, COAST, FLOAT, SKATE
WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORTSDODGE, HAND, PICKLE, RACQUET
PROLIFIC ACTORSBACON, CAGE, CRUISE, FORD
HOMOPHONES OF SYNONYMS FOR "VEND"CELL, HOCK, PEDAL, TRAYED
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.