Connections #859 Answers – October 17, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #859 on Friday, October 17, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BEAUFORT SCALECHICKEN LITTLECLICKERDEWPOINTFIGURINEHEAT INDEXJACKKEY RINGLASER POINTERMAGNETPOSTCARDPROJECTORSLIDESTHUMBELINATOM THUMBWIND CHILL
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CLICKER belongs to this group.
Green
FIGURINE belongs to this group.
Blue
CHICKEN LITTLE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BEAUFORT SCALE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
USED DURING A PRESENTATION
Green category
ITEMS IN A SOUVENIR SHOP
Blue category
FOLKTALE CHARACTERS
Purple (hardest) category
WEATHER TERMS
Connections #859 answers
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USED DURING A PRESENTATIONCLICKER, LASER POINTER, PROJECTOR, SLIDES
ITEMS IN A SOUVENIR SHOPFIGURINE, KEY RING, MAGNET, POSTCARD
FOLKTALE CHARACTERSCHICKEN LITTLE, JACK, THUMBELINA, TOM THUMB
WEATHER TERMSBEAUFORT SCALE, DEWPOINT, HEAT INDEX, WIND CHILL
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What are the Connections answers for October 17, 2025?
USED DURING A PRESENTATION: CLICKER, LASER POINTER, PROJECTOR, SLIDES. ITEMS IN A SOUVENIR SHOP: FIGURINE, KEY RING, MAGNET, POSTCARD. FOLKTALE CHARACTERS: CHICKEN LITTLE, JACK, THUMBELINA, TOM THUMB. WEATHER TERMS: BEAUFORT SCALE, DEWPOINT, HEAT INDEX, WIND CHILL.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.