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How Connections works
Connections gives you 16 words to sort into four groups of four based on a shared link. Each puzzle has one solution, though some words may appear to fit more than one category. The New York Times Help Center says yellow is the easiest group and purple the trickiest; that describes the game’s color coding, not a required solving order. NYT Help Center: Connections.
Gentle hints for October 25
Here is one anchor word for each group, in the order of the color categories:
- Yellow: FLEECE
- Green: ALARM
- Blue: ACCORD
- Purple: CAPOTE
Category clues
Need a little more help? These clues reveal the shared idea without listing every word:
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- Yellow: Don’t get taken for a ride.
- Green: No ticking gears.
- Blue: From one to another.
- Purple: Golden statues.
Spoilers: full answers for puzzle #867
The complete groups are below. The October 25, 2025 grid and these groupings are reported by Forbes’ dated guide and independently matched by The Word Finder.
- Yellow — Swindle: FLEECE, HOSE, HUSTLE, SHAFT. Each can mean to cheat or defraud someone.
- Green — Digital Watch Features: ALARM, DATE, LIGHT, STOPWATCH.
- Blue — Confer: ACCORD, AWARD, GRANT, VEST. Each can mean to give, bestow, or provide something.
- Purple — Best Actor-Winning Biopics: CAPOTE, LINCOLN, MILK, RAY. Each is a biographical film associated with an Academy Award for Best Actor win.
Two tempting misdirections
MILK may look as though it belongs with words meaning “swindle,” but it is part of the biopic group. GRANT and LINCOLN may suggest U.S. presidents; here, GRANT belongs with words meaning “confer,” while LINCOLN is a biopic title.
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The NYT Help Center says Connections is free to play without registering on the NYT Games website and listed apps. The daily puzzle becomes available at midnight in each player’s timezone. The Help Center also says the archive, which goes back to June 12, 2023, is available to specified subscribers; access terms and app interfaces may change. Check the NYT Help Center for current access details.
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