Connections #864 Answers
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #864 for Wednesday, October 22, 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): utilities
- Green: adapt to fit one's needs
- Blue: kinds of ants
- Purple (hardest): copy___
Answers
UTILITIES
ELECTRIC, GAS, TELEPHONE, WATER
ADAPT TO FIT ONE'S NEEDS
FASHION, MOLD, SHAPE, TAILOR
KINDS OF ANTS
ARMY, CARPENTER, FIRE, PHARAOH
COPY___
CAT, PASTA, RIGHT, WRITER
Previous Connections answers
- #863 — playing cards, takes on, n.b.a. teams, things you can control with remotes
- #862 — affliction, represented by constellations, periodic table symbols, ___corn
- #861 — topple, parts of a book, lose it, with "out", chocolate bars plus a letter
- #860 — glide, words before "ball" in sports, prolific actors, homophones of synonyms for "vend"
- #859 — used during a presentation, items in a souvenir shop, folktale characters, weather terms
- #858 — fruit desserts, crabby, fish, banana ___
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