Connections #855 Answers – October 13, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #855 on Monday, October 13, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ABOUT TIMEAMERICAN HUSTLECAN OF WORMSCOMIC CONFINALLYGOLDEN FLEECEGOOD RIDDANCEHAPPY HOURHORNET’S NESTKARAOKELIVE MUSICLUCKY STIFFMINEFIELDPANDORA’S BOXSAYONARATRIVIA NIGHT
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CAN OF WORMS belongs to this group.
Green
HAPPY HOUR belongs to this group.
Blue
ABOUT TIME belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
AMERICAN HUSTLE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
METAPHORS FOR POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONS
Green category
BAR EVENTS
Blue category
WORDS AFTER A WELCOME DEPARTURE
Purple (hardest) category
ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SWINDLE"
Connections #855 answers
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METAPHORS FOR POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONSCAN OF WORMS, HORNET’S NEST, MINEFIELD, PANDORA’S BOX
BAR EVENTSHAPPY HOUR, KARAOKE, LIVE MUSIC, TRIVIA NIGHT
WORDS AFTER A WELCOME DEPARTUREABOUT TIME, FINALLY, GOOD RIDDANCE, SAYONARA
ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SWINDLE"AMERICAN HUSTLE, COMIC CON, GOLDEN FLEECE, LUCKY STIFF
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What are the Connections answers for October 13, 2025?
METAPHORS FOR POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONS: CAN OF WORMS, HORNET’S NEST, MINEFIELD, PANDORA’S BOX. BAR EVENTS: HAPPY HOUR, KARAOKE, LIVE MUSIC, TRIVIA NIGHT. WORDS AFTER A WELCOME DEPARTURE: ABOUT TIME, FINALLY, GOOD RIDDANCE, SAYONARA. ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SWINDLE": AMERICAN HUSTLE, COMIC CON, GOLDEN FLEECE, LUCKY STIFF.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.