Connections #847 Answers
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #847 for Sunday, October 5, 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): used to grow a houseplant
- Green: flabbergast
- Blue: madonna songs
- Purple (hardest): ___ car
Answers
USED TO GROW A HOUSEPLANT
POT, SEED, SOIL, WATER
FLABBERGAST
FLOOR, ROCK, SHAKE, SHOCK
MADONNA SONGS
CHERISH, FROZEN, HOLIDAY, MUSIC
___ CAR
BUMPER, CLOWN, GETAWAY, SPORTS
Previous Connections answers
- #846 — fix a hole in clothing, rush of wind, anagrams, kinds of cookies
- #845 — boundary, they move in a spiral, songs from musicals, what "ed" might indicate
- #844 — dog commands, deserved, situated, best animated feature oscar winners
- #843 — fast-moving water, criticize, echoey places, ___ prize
- #842 — unnatural, as mannerisms, words in a famous tongue twister, cartoon birds, ending with number homophones
- #841 — kinds of underwear, play a joke on, parts of a toilet tank, first words in '70s rock song titles
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