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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 15, 2025
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BRAVO
BRONCO
DELTA
ELEPHANT
FIESTA
GOLF
GREAT
INFINITY
KIDDIE
KIDNEY
LIMA
MUSTANG
NAVY
OLYMPIC
PINTO
VACUUM
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TYPES OF POOLSStraightforward
IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABETModerate
FORD MODELSTricky
___ SEALDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TYPES OF POOLSStraightforward
PLACES TO SWIM, DEFINED BY SHAPE OR PURPOSE+ 3 more…
IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABETModerate
THESE WORDS DOUBLE AS LETTERS IN MILITARY RADIO COMMUNICATION+ 3 more…
FORD MODELSTricky
VEHICLES THAT ROLLED OUT OF DETROIT WITH HORSEPOWER AND HERITAGE+ 3 more…
___ SEALDevious
EACH WORD PRECEDES 'SEAL' TO MAKE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
TYPES OF POOLSStraightforward
INFINITY,KIDDIE,KIDNEY,OLYMPIC
INFINITY, KIDDIE, KIDNEY, and OLYMPIC are all types of swimming pools, distinguished by their design, size, or intended use.
IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABETModerate
BRAVO,DELTA,GOLF,LIMA
BRAVO, DELTA, GOLF, and LIMA are all code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet, representing the letters B, D, G, and L respectively.
FORD MODELSTricky
BRONCO,FIESTA,MUSTANG,PINTO
BRONCO, FIESTA, MUSTANG, and PINTO are all automobile models manufactured by Ford.
___ SEALDevious
ELEPHANT,GREAT,NAVY,VACUUM
ELEPHANT, GREAT, NAVY, and VACUUM all precede SEAL to form compound words or phrases: elephant seal, Great Seal, Navy SEAL, and vacuum seal.