Connections #870 Answers – October 28, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #870 on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
AWAREBACKCHESTNUTCLICHÉGUSHERHIPHOMEKENYAMENUOCHERPELVISPLATITUDESAVVYSELECTTROPEWISE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CHESTNUT belongs to this group.
Green
AWARE belongs to this group.
Blue
BACK belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
GUSHER belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
BANALITY
Green category
IN THE KNOW
Blue category
REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS
Purple (hardest) category
ONE-NAMED SINGER PLUS STARTING LETTER
Connections #870 answers
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BANALITYCHESTNUT, CLICHÉ, PLATITUDE, TROPE
IN THE KNOWAWARE, HIP, SAVVY, WISE
REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONSBACK, HOME, MENU, SELECT
ONE-NAMED SINGER PLUS STARTING LETTERGUSHER, KENYA, OCHER, PELVIS
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What are the Connections answers for October 28, 2025?
BANALITY: CHESTNUT, CLICHÉ, PLATITUDE, TROPE. IN THE KNOW: AWARE, HIP, SAVVY, WISE. REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS: BACK, HOME, MENU, SELECT. ONE-NAMED SINGER PLUS STARTING LETTER: GUSHER, KENYA, OCHER, PELVIS.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.