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A free scan shows the junk files, broken settings and background clutter dragging Windows down - then fixes them in one click.Free scan · Windows 10 & 11For the Wednesday, October 8, 2025, NYT Connections puzzle, game #850, the four categories are FINEST, ROCK MUSIC SUBGENRES, PAINT FINISHES, and KINDS OF BEDS. Spoilers follow: the complete answer key is below.
Hints for Connections game #850
- Yellow: A word for the best or most distinguished members of a group.
- Green: Different styles or eras of rock music.
- Blue: Surface appearances used for paint.
- Purple: Words that can describe types of beds.
Answers for Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Spoiler warning: The exact words and groupings are listed below.
Yellow — FINEST
BEST, CREAM, ELITE, SELECT
Green — ROCK MUSIC SUBGENRES
ALTERNATIVE, ARENA, CLASSIC, GARAGE
Blue — PAINT FINISHES
EGGSHELL, GLOSS, MATTE, PEARL
Purple — KINDS OF BEDS
FLOWER, NAIL, OYSTER, RIVER
How to identify the intended puzzle
This answer key is for the Wednesday, October 8, 2025 puzzle, game #850—not the following day’s game #851. The cited answer article describes Connections as a word-association game in which players sort words into four color-coded groups; it says players can make up to four mistakes and characterizes yellow as the easiest group and purple as the hardest. Those are descriptions from that article, not an independently verified official rules statement.
The article identifies NYT Games as a place to play and says the game is playable for free. That secondary-source statement does not establish current account or subscription terms.
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