NYT Connections October 30 2025 Answers
Puzzle #872
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PUMPKIN HORROR MURDER MYSTERY BUTLER ANGEL ROMANCE CHARM FANTASY BLOOM SUGAR PARLIAMENT LEVY LOVE GAGGLE GUTHRIE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
Green — FICTION GENRES
Blue — COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDS
Purple — PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE U.S. CITIES
TERMS OF ENDEARMENTANGEL, LOVE, PUMPKIN, SUGAR
FICTION GENRESFANTASY, HORROR, MYSTERY, ROMANCE
COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDSCHARM, GAGGLE, MURDER, PARLIAMENT
PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE U.S. CITIESBLOOM, BUTLER, GUTHRIE, LEVY
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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.