Issue #870 Tue 28 Oct
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — October 28, 2025
A steady day for the grid, balancing two straightforward semantic sets against a pair of wordplay-forward challenges. The edges are clean, but keeping track of the overlaps requires a bit of patience.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
The speaker at a dinner party starts a story you have heard three times already and everyone at the table checks their watch.
Literary and rhetorical concepts
Synonyms
Members are 5–9 letters; first letters C, P, T.
BANALITY
One is CHESTNUT.
CHESTNUT · CLICHÉ · PLATITUDE · TROPE
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
You catch a nod from across the room that says the secret is safe and the person in the corner is not who they claim to be.
States of understanding
Synonyms
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters A, H, S, W.
IN THE KNOW
One is AWARE.
AWARE · HIP · SAVVY · WISE
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
You lose the remote in the sofa cushions and spend ten minutes pressing things blindly until the screen finally flickers to life.
Consumer electronics interfaces
Commonly labeled functions
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters B, H, M, S.
REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS
One is BACK.
BACK · HOME · MENU · SELECT
violet group 7 hints
Violet group hints
A music magazine left on a coffee table with a profile piece that focuses entirely on the artist's first name.
Wordplay and popular music
Compound word formation
Members are 5–6 letters; first letters G, K, O, P.
ONE-NAMED SINGER PLUS STARTING LETTER
One is GUSHER.
GUSHER · KENYA · OCHER · PELVIS
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Complete Connections answer
Open only the solution you want to see. Each answer stays hidden until you choose to reveal it.
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BANALITYCHESTNUT · CLICHÉ · PLATITUDE · TROPE
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Reveal the green group
IN THE KNOWAWARE · HIP · SAVVY · WISE
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REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONSBACK · HOME · MENU · SELECT
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Reveal the violet group
ONE-NAMED SINGER PLUS STARTING LETTERGUSHER · KENYA · OCHER · PELVIS
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Frequently asked questions
Spoiler-free help for Connections on October 28, 2025. Every answer below helps you along without giving the game away — ready to see the full solution? See the complete Connections answer for October 28, 2025, or browse every Connections puzzle in the archive.
How hard is NYT Connections on October 28, 2025?
NYT Connections on October 28, 2025 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on October 28, 2025?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #870?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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