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This is the archived guide to NYT Connections game #872, from Thursday, October 30, 2025—not today’s current puzzle. Start with the light clues below, then reveal the category names and complete tile sets only if you need them.
Light hints for Connections #872
Stop here if you want to solve the board yourself. These clues point toward the four groups without naming their categories:
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- Sweetheart and honey are two more of these.
- You might see these signs in a bookstore.
- Groups of our flappy friends.
- City names can also be first names.
These hints were published by Parade in its October 30 answer guide.
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Spoilers begin here: the categories for game #872 were TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, FICTION GENRES, COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDS, and PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE U.S. CITIES. The last category turns on first names such as Orlando, Austin, Savannah, and Eugene.
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Full answers for October 30, 2025
Full tile-set spoilers follow. TechRadar and Parade agree on the category-and-answer groupings:
- Yellow — TERMS OF ENDEARMENT: ANGEL, LOVE, PUMPKIN, SUGAR.
- Green — FICTION GENRES: FANTASY, HORROR, MYSTERY, ROMANCE.
- Blue — COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDS: CHARM, GAGGLE, MURDER, PARLIAMENT.
- Purple — PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE U.S. CITIES: BLOOM, BUTLER, GUTHRIE, LEVY. These refer to Orlando Bloom, Austin Butler, Savannah Guthrie, and Eugene Levy.
About this archived puzzle
TechRadar describes Connections as a digital grouping puzzle available on desktop and mobile through NYT Games. That description is from a third-party guide, not an official NYT source. TechRadar and Parade identify this board as game #872 and publish the same four category assignments. A third-party archive also lists the October 30, 2025 puzzle; current archive access and subscription terms are not established here.
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