Connections #850 Answers
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #850 for Wednesday, October 8, 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): finest
- Green: rock music subgenres
- Blue: paint finishes
- Purple (hardest): kinds of beds
Answers
FINEST
BEST, CREAM, ELITE, SELECT
ROCK MUSIC SUBGENRES
ALTERNATIVE, ARENA, CLASSIC, GARAGE
PAINT FINISHES
EGGSHELL, GLOSS, MATTE, PEARL
KINDS OF BEDS
FLOWER, NAIL, OYSTER, RIVER
Previous Connections answers
- #849 — gossip, seen at a wedding, team, musicals plus starting letter
- #848 — parts of a record player setup, kinds of coats, things that come on spools, starting with homophones of greetings
- #847 — used to grow a houseplant, flabbergast, madonna songs, ___ car
- #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
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