Home›Connections›October 2 2025

NYT Connections October 2 2025 Answers

Puzzle #844

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

STAY UP SET FLOW DOWN PUT JUST RIGHT DUE LEFT COME BRAVE PLACED HEEL FROZEN FAIR

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — DOG COMMANDS
Green — DESERVED
Blue — SITUATED
Purple — BEST ANIMATED FEATURE OSCAR WINNERS
DOG COMMANDSCOME, DOWN, HEEL, STAY
DESERVEDDUE, FAIR, JUST, RIGHT
SITUATEDLEFT, PLACED, PUT, SET
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE OSCAR WINNERSBRAVE, FLOW, FROZEN, UP
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

How Connections works

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.