NYT Connections October 8 2025 Answers
Puzzle #850
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CREAM ALTERNATIVE PEARL RIVER BEST EGGSHELL OYSTER GARAGE NAIL GLOSS SELECT ARENA CLASSIC ELITE FLOWER MATTE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FINEST
Green — ROCK MUSIC SUBGENRES
Blue — PAINT FINISHES
Purple — KINDS OF BEDS
FINESTBEST, CREAM, ELITE, SELECT
ROCK MUSIC SUBGENRESALTERNATIVE, ARENA, CLASSIC, GARAGE
PAINT FINISHESEGGSHELL, GLOSS, MATTE, PEARL
KINDS OF BEDSFLOWER, NAIL, OYSTER, RIVER
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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.