Connections #850 Answers – October 8, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #850 on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ALTERNATIVEARENABESTCLASSICCREAMEGGSHELLELITEFLOWERGARAGEGLOSSMATTENAILOYSTERPEARLRIVERSELECT
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BEST belongs to this group.
Green
ALTERNATIVE belongs to this group.
Blue
EGGSHELL belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
FLOWER belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
FINEST
Green category
ROCK MUSIC SUBGENRES
Blue category
PAINT FINISHES
Purple (hardest) category
KINDS OF BEDS
Connections #850 answers
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FINESTBEST, CREAM, ELITE, SELECT
ROCK MUSIC SUBGENRESALTERNATIVE, ARENA, CLASSIC, GARAGE
PAINT FINISHESEGGSHELL, GLOSS, MATTE, PEARL
KINDS OF BEDSFLOWER, NAIL, OYSTER, RIVER
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What are the Connections answers for October 8, 2025?
FINEST: BEST, CREAM, ELITE, SELECT. ROCK MUSIC SUBGENRES: ALTERNATIVE, ARENA, CLASSIC, GARAGE. PAINT FINISHES: EGGSHELL, GLOSS, MATTE, PEARL. KINDS OF BEDS: FLOWER, NAIL, OYSTER, RIVER.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.