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Connections #853 Answers – October 11, 2025

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #853 on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

ALLEYBILLBOBCOURTDONGEARKITLANEPATPUT ONSPORTSTUFFTACKLETOMWAYWEAR

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
GEAR belongs to this group.
Green
DON belongs to this group.
Blue
ALLEY belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BILL belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
EQUIPMENT
Green category
DRESS IN
Blue category
STREET SUFFIXES
Purple (hardest) category
NICKNAMES THAT HAVE OTHER MEANINGS

Connections #853 answers

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EQUIPMENTGEAR, KIT, STUFF, TACKLE
DRESS INDON, PUT ON, SPORT, WEAR
STREET SUFFIXESALLEY, COURT, LANE, WAY
NICKNAMES THAT HAVE OTHER MEANINGSBILL, BOB, PAT, TOM
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What are the Connections answers for October 11, 2025?

EQUIPMENT: GEAR, KIT, STUFF, TACKLE. DRESS IN: DON, PUT ON, SPORT, WEAR. STREET SUFFIXES: ALLEY, COURT, LANE, WAY. NICKNAMES THAT HAVE OTHER MEANINGS: BILL, BOB, PAT, TOM.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.