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NYT Connections October 5 2025 Answers

Puzzle #847

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

BUMPER POT FROZEN WATER SHOCK HOLIDAY SPORTS FLOOR GETAWAY SOIL ROCK MUSIC CHERISH CLOWN SEED SHAKE

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — USED TO GROW A HOUSEPLANT
Green — FLABBERGAST
Blue — MADONNA SONGS
Purple — ___ CAR
USED TO GROW A HOUSEPLANTPOT, SEED, SOIL, WATER
FLABBERGASTFLOOR, ROCK, SHAKE, SHOCK
MADONNA SONGSCHERISH, FROZEN, HOLIDAY, MUSIC
___ CARBUMPER, CLOWN, GETAWAY, SPORTS
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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.