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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 7, 2025

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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

ALTAR
BOUQUET
BRENT
BUNCH
BUZZ
CAKE
CHAIR
CREW
DIRT
DISH
FANNIE
GROUP
PACK
RING
SCATS
TALK
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

GOSSIPStraightforward
SEEN AT A WEDDINGModerate
TEAMTricky
MUSICALS PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

GOSSIPStraightforward
WORDS FOR RUMOR AND CHATTER+ 3 more…
SEEN AT A WEDDINGModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND AT A WEDDING CEREMONY OR RECEPTION+ 3 more…
TEAMTricky
WORDS MEANING A COLLECTION OF PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER+ 3 more…
MUSICALS PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
ADD A LETTER TO THE START OF A MUSICAL TO GET THESE WORDS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
GOSSIPStraightforward
BUZZ,DIRT,DISH,TALK

BUZZ, DIRT, DISH, and TALK are all informal words for gossip or spreading rumors.

SEEN AT A WEDDINGModerate
ALTAR,BOUQUET,CAKE,RING

ALTAR, BOUQUET, CAKE, and RING are all classic elements seen at a wedding.

TEAMTricky
BUNCH,CREW,GROUP,PACK

BUNCH, CREW, GROUP, and PACK are all words meaning a team or collection of people.

MUSICALS PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
BRENT,CHAIR,FANNIE,SCATS

BRENT = B + RENT, CHAIR = C + HAIR, FANNIE = F + ANNIE, SCATS = S + CATS — each word is a musical with a starting letter added.

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