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NYT Connections Puzzle Challenges Players with New Themes

10/28/2025

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The NYT Connections puzzle for October 26, 2025, requires players to categorize 16 words into four groups of four.
Today's themes include "emanate" for yellow (branch, fan, radiate, spread), "in the slightest" for green (just, merely, only, simply), "cocktail garnishes" for blue (cherry, mint, olive, twist), and "____ four" for purple (connect, fab, fantastic, petit).
The game, inspired by the BBC quiz show "Only Connect," debuted in 2023 and allows players to track progress and share results.

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The NYT Connections puzzle for October 26, 2025, requires players to categorize 16 words into four groups of four.
Today's themes include "emanate" for yellow (branch, fan, radiate, spread), "in the slightest" for green (just, merely, only, simply), "cocktail garnishes" for blue (cherry, mint, olive, twist), and "____ four" for purple (connect, fab, fantastic, petit).
The game, inspired by the BBC quiz show "Only Connect," debuted in 2023 and allows players to track progress and share results.