NYT Connections October 31 2025 Answers
Puzzle #873
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
GHOST PUMPKIN BOW BED ANCHOR BEAR MOUSE CHERRIES CHAIR PELLETS SLIPPER CAP PIPE PORRIDGE SPINACH WAND
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GOLDILOCKS
Green — CINDERELLA
Blue — POPEYE
Purple — MS. PAC-MAN
GOLDILOCKSCHAIR, BEAR, PORRIDGE, BED
CINDERELLAWAND, PUMPKIN, MOUSE, SLIPPER
POPEYEPIPE, ANCHOR, SPINACH, CAP
MS. PAC-MANGHOST, PELLETS, BOW, CHERRIES
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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.