NYT Connections October 28 2025 Answers
Puzzle #870
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PELVIS CHESTNUT HOME HIP SELECT GUSHER TROPE BACK KENYA WISE MENU CLICHÉ AWARE OCHER PLATITUDE SAVVY
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BANALITY
Green — IN THE KNOW
Blue — REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS
Purple — ONE-NAMED SINGER PLUS STARTING LETTER
BANALITYCHESTNUT, CLICHÉ, PLATITUDE, TROPE
IN THE KNOWAWARE, HIP, SAVVY, WISE
REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONSBACK, HOME, MENU, SELECT
ONE-NAMED SINGER PLUS STARTING LETTERGUSHER, KENYA, OCHER, PELVIS
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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.