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NYT Connections puzzle #849, published Tuesday, October 7, 2025, groups its 16 words around gossip, wedding features, teams, and musical titles with an extra starting letter. If you want a nudge before the full reveal, start with the clues below.
Hints for Connections #849
Try these category clues before looking at the answer groups:
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- Yellow: Tittle-tattle
- Green: A feature of a ceremony
- Blue: Squad
- Purple: Broadway hits with something extra
The 16 words
BUZZ, CREW, FANNIE, PACK, RING, TALK, CHAIR, CAKE, DIRT, GROUP, BRENT, SCATS, BOUQUET, BUNCH, DISH, ALTAR.
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TechRadar’s answer key gives these four groups:
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Gossip | BUZZ, DIRT, DISH, TALK |
| Green | Seen at a wedding | ALTAR, BOUQUET, CAKE, RING |
| Blue | Team | BUNCH, CREW, GROUP, PACK |
| Purple | Musicals plus a starting letter | BRENT, CHAIR, FANNIE, SCATS |
How the purple category works
Each purple tile adds one letter to the beginning of a musical title: B + Rent makes BRENT, H + Hair makes CHAIR, F + Annie makes FANNIE, and S + Cats makes SCATS.
A note on a conflicting answer
Parade agrees with the first three groups but lists SEATS instead of SCATS for purple. SCATS fits the stated pattern because it adds S to Cats; SEATS does not match that musical-title construction. TechRadar lists SCATS in its answer key.
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This is the archived Tuesday, October 7, 2025 puzzle, game #849—not a clue set for today’s current Connections game. TechRadar says Connections can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
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