NYT Connections October 6 2025 Answers
Puzzle #848
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FILM HAYSTACK THREAD PEA TURNTABLE TRENCH CAMEL HAIKU YEOMAN PREAMP TAPE DUFFLE SPEAKER WIRE HELONIUM AMP
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PARTS OF A RECORD PLAYER SETUP
Green — KINDS OF COATS
Blue — THINGS THAT COME ON SPOOLS
Purple — STARTING WITH HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGS
PARTS OF A RECORD PLAYER SETUPAMP, PREAMP, SPEAKER, TURNTABLE
KINDS OF COATSCAMEL, DUFFLE, PEA, TRENCH
THINGS THAT COME ON SPOOLSFILM, TAPE, THREAD, WIRE
STARTING WITH HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGSHAIKU, HAYSTACK, HELONIUM, YEOMAN
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.