NYT Connections October 27 2025 Answers
Puzzle #869
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ONLY CONNECT OLIVE BRANCH FAB FAN JUST TWIST FANTASTIC SIMPLY CHERRY SPREAD RADIATE MINT PETIT MERELY
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — EMANATE
Green — IN THE SLIGHTEST
Blue — COCKTAIL GARNISHES
Purple — ___ FOUR
EMANATEBRANCH, FAN, RADIATE, SPREAD
IN THE SLIGHTESTJUST, MERELY, ONLY, SIMPLY
COCKTAIL GARNISHESCHERRY, MINT, OLIVE, TWIST
___ FOURCONNECT, FAB, FANTASTIC, PETIT
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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.