Connections #873 Answers – October 31, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #873 on Friday, October 31, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ANCHORBEARBEDBOWCAPCHAIRCHERRIESGHOSTMOUSEPELLETSPIPEPORRIDGEPUMPKINSLIPPERSPINACHWAND
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CHAIR belongs to this group.
Green
WAND belongs to this group.
Blue
PIPE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
GHOST belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
GOLDILOCKS
Green category
CINDERELLA
Blue category
POPEYE
Purple (hardest) category
MS. PAC-MAN
Connections #873 answers
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GOLDILOCKSCHAIR, BEAR, PORRIDGE, BED
CINDERELLAWAND, PUMPKIN, MOUSE, SLIPPER
POPEYEPIPE, ANCHOR, SPINACH, CAP
MS. PAC-MANGHOST, PELLETS, BOW, CHERRIES
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What are the Connections answers for October 31, 2025?
GOLDILOCKS: CHAIR, BEAR, PORRIDGE, BED. CINDERELLA: WAND, PUMPKIN, MOUSE, SLIPPER. POPEYE: PIPE, ANCHOR, SPINACH, CAP. MS. PAC-MAN: GHOST, PELLETS, BOW, CHERRIES.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.