Connections #857 Answers
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #857 for Wednesday, October 15, 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): types of pools
- Green: in the nato phonetic alphabet
- Blue: ford models
- Purple (hardest): ___ seal
Answers
TYPES OF POOLS
INFINITY, KIDDIE, KIDNEY, OLYMPIC
IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET
BRAVO, DELTA, GOLF, LIMA
FORD MODELS
BRONCO, FIESTA, MUSTANG, PINTO
___ SEAL
ELEPHANT, GREAT, NAVY, VACUUM
Previous Connections answers
- #856 — captivate, summary, halt, animals minus starting letter
- #855 — metaphors for potentially volatile situations, bar events, words after a welcome departure, ending with synonyms for "swindle"
- #854 — for all time, establishes, birds, happy ___
- #853 — equipment, dress in, street suffixes, nicknames that have other meanings
- #852 — significant, one in a septet, tarot cards, with "the", ___ eye
- #851 — fantasy, kinds of rocks, news article features, title figures in classic video games
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