Connections #871 Answers
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #871 for Wednesday, October 29, 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): fortitude
- Green: channel
- Blue: words starting with the “say” sound
- Purple (hardest): things featuring letters a through z
Answers
FORTITUDE
BACKBONE, COURAGE, HEART, SPIRIT
CHANNEL
MEDIUM, OUTLET, PLATFORM, VENUE
WORDS STARTING WITH THE “SAY” SOUND
SACRUM, SEITAN, SEYCHELLES, SÉANCE
THINGS FEATURING LETTERS A THROUGH Z
ABECEDARIUM, COMPUTER KEYBOARD, OUIJA BOARD, SCRABBLE
Previous Connections answers
- #870 — banality, in the know, remote control buttons, one-named singer plus starting letter
- #869 — emanate, in the slightest, cocktail garnishes, ___ four
- #868 — kinds of instruments, words in a famous muhammad ali quote, kinds of contests, words with diminutive suffixes
- #867 — swindle, digital watch features, confer, best actor-winning biopics
- #866 — best years, things you can do to text, things known for being colorful things, ending in accessories
- #865 — peachy, winnings, pieces of olympic sports equipment, ___ bag
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