NYT Connections October 26 2025 Answers
Puzzle #868
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
STARLING BRASS BEAUTY BEE STARING FLOAT DROPLET WIND STRING TALENT BUTTERFLY KITCHENETTE STING DOGGY PERCUSSION POPULARITY
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — KINDS OF INSTRUMENTS
Green — WORDS IN A FAMOUS MUHAMMAD ALI QUOTE
Blue — KINDS OF CONTESTS
Purple — WORDS WITH DIMINUTIVE SUFFIXES
KINDS OF INSTRUMENTSBRASS, PERCUSSION, STRING, WIND
WORDS IN A FAMOUS MUHAMMAD ALI QUOTEBEE, BUTTERFLY, FLOAT, STING
KINDS OF CONTESTSBEAUTY, POPULARITY, STARING, TALENT
WORDS WITH DIMINUTIVE SUFFIXESDOGGY, DROPLET, KITCHENETTE, STARLING
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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.