NYT Connections October 21 2025 Answers
Puzzle #863
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BUCKS DOES BULLS DRONES QUEENS HORNETS ADDRESSES TELEVISIONS GARAGE DOORS HANDLES KINGS JACKS SPURS ACES TACKLES WIIS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PLAYING CARDS
Green — TAKES ON
Blue — N.B.A. TEAMS
Purple — THINGS YOU CAN CONTROL WITH REMOTES
PLAYING CARDSACES, JACKS, KINGS, QUEENS
TAKES ONADDRESSES, DOES, HANDLES, TACKLES
N.B.A. TEAMSBUCKS, BULLS, HORNETS, SPURS
THINGS YOU CAN CONTROL WITH REMOTESDRONES, GARAGE DOORS, TELEVISIONS, WIIS
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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.