NYT Connections October 7 2025 Answers
Puzzle #849
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BUZZ CREW FANNIE PACK RING TALK CHAIR CAKE DIRT GROUP BRENT SCATS BOUQUET BUNCH DISH ALTAR
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GOSSIP
Green — SEEN AT A WEDDING
Blue — TEAM
Purple — MUSICALS PLUS STARTING LETTER
GOSSIPBUZZ, DIRT, DISH, TALK
SEEN AT A WEDDINGALTAR, BOUQUET, CAKE, RING
TEAMBUNCH, CREW, GROUP, PACK
MUSICALS PLUS STARTING LETTERBRENT, CHAIR, FANNIE, SCATS
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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.