NYT Connections October 22 2025 Answers
Puzzle #864
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FASHION WRITER PASTA SHAPE PHARAOH TAILOR FIRE WATER GAS CARPENTER ELECTRIC MOLD TELEPHONE CAT RIGHT ARMY
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — UTILITIES
Green — ADAPT TO FIT ONE'S NEEDS
Blue — KINDS OF ANTS
Purple — COPY___
UTILITIESELECTRIC, GAS, TELEPHONE, WATER
ADAPT TO FIT ONE'S NEEDSFASHION, MOLD, SHAPE, TAILOR
KINDS OF ANTSARMY, CARPENTER, FIRE, PHARAOH
COPY___CAT, PASTA, RIGHT, WRITER
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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.