NYT Connections October 29 2025 Answers
Puzzle #871
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
OUIJA BOARD BACKBONE PLATFORM SÉANCE SCRABBLE MEDIUM SACRUM SPIRIT OUTLET SEITAN ABECEDARIUM HEART COMPUTER KEYBOARD COURAGE VENUE SEYCHELLES
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FORTITUDE
Green — CHANNEL
Blue — WORDS STARTING WITH THE “SAY” SOUND
Purple — THINGS FEATURING LETTERS A THROUGH Z
FORTITUDEBACKBONE, COURAGE, HEART, SPIRIT
CHANNELMEDIUM, OUTLET, PLATFORM, VENUE
WORDS STARTING WITH THE “SAY” SOUNDSACRUM, SEITAN, SEYCHELLES, SÉANCE
THINGS FEATURING LETTERS A THROUGH ZABECEDARIUM, COMPUTER KEYBOARD, OUIJA BOARD, SCRABBLE
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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.