NYT Connections October 5 2025 Answers
Puzzle #847
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday'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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