Connections #851 Answers – October 9, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #851 on Thursday, October 9, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
CAPTIONDATELINEFANCYFICTIONFIGMENTFLINTGORILLAHEDGEHOGINVENTIONLEDELIMESTONEMARBLEPHOTOPLUMBERPRINCESSSLATE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
INVENTION belongs to this group.
Green
FLINT belongs to this group.
Blue
CAPTION belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
GORILLA belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
FANTASY
Green category
KINDS OF ROCKS
Blue category
NEWS ARTICLE FEATURES
Purple (hardest) category
TITLE FIGURES IN CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES
Connections #851 answers
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FANTASYINVENTION, FANCY, FICTION, FIGMENT
KINDS OF ROCKSFLINT, LIMESTONE, MARBLE, SLATE
NEWS ARTICLE FEATURESCAPTION, DATELINE, LEDE, PHOTO
TITLE FIGURES IN CLASSIC VIDEO GAMESGORILLA, HEDGEHOG, PLUMBER, PRINCESS
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What are the Connections answers for October 9, 2025?
FANTASY: INVENTION, FANCY, FICTION, FIGMENT. KINDS OF ROCKS: FLINT, LIMESTONE, MARBLE, SLATE. NEWS ARTICLE FEATURES: CAPTION, DATELINE, LEDE, PHOTO. TITLE FIGURES IN CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES: GORILLA, HEDGEHOG, PLUMBER, PRINCESS.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.