Connections #840 Answers
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #840 for Sunday, September 28, 2025. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): backing
- Green: malicious software
- Blue: gum brands
- Purple (hardest): n.f.l. team logos
Answers
BACKING
AEGIS, GUARD, PROTECTION, SHIELD
MALICIOUS SOFTWARE
BACKDOOR, TROJAN HORSE, VIRUS, WORM
GUM BRANDS
EXTRA, ICE BREAKERS, ORBIT, TRIDENT
N.F.L. TEAM LOGOS
BUFFALO, FLEUR-DE-LIS, HORSESHOE, LIGHTNING BOLT
Previous Connections answers
- #839 — loving, appendages, popcorn-making methods, squander, with “away”
- #838 — stir vigorously, hard to make out, kinds of bears, dirty ___
- #837 — left-leaning, politically, ice cream parlor orders, matt damon movies, with "the", named "apollo"
- #836 — movie, strew, wrinkly things, sweet ___
- #835 — cheerful, "rubber baby buggy bumper", kinds of luggage, title characters in '80s movies
- #834 — basic geometric calculations, black-and-white things, las vegas casino hotels, words that sound like plural letters
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