NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Thursday, October 30, 2025 (#872)
Puzzle #872. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.
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The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, October 30, 2025 (puzzle #872) is: YELLOW — TERMS OF ENDEARMENT: ANGEL, LOVE, PUMPKIN, SUGAR. GREEN — FICTION GENRES: FANTASY, HORROR, MYSTERY, ROMANCE. BLUE — COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDS: CHARM, GAGGLE, MURDER, PARLIAMENT. PURPLE — PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE U.S. CITIES: BLOOM, BUTLER, GUTHRIE, LEVY.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Thursday, October 30, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
How hard is Connections #872?
- • Four clean, meaning-based categories with little overlap.
Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.
Connections hints for Thursday, October 30, 2025
Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.
NYT Connections answers for Thursday, October 30, 2025
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