Connections Hints
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 29, 2025
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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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.
ABECEDARIUM
BACKBONE
COMPUTER KEYBOARD
COURAGE
HEART
MEDIUM
OUIJA BOARD
OUTLET
PLATFORM
SACRUM
SCRABBLE
SÉANCE
SEITAN
SEYCHELLES
SPIRIT
VENUE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FORTITUDEStraightforward
CHANNELModerate
WORDS STARTING WITH THE “SAY” SOUNDTricky
THINGS FEATURING LETTERS A THROUGH ZDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FORTITUDEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING GUTS OR INNER STRENGTH+ 3 more…
CHANNELModerate
WAYS TO BROADCAST OR DISTRIBUTE SOMETHING+ 3 more…
WORDS STARTING WITH THE “SAY” SOUNDTricky
THESE WORDS ALL BEGIN WITH THE SOUND 'SAY' DESPITE VARIED SPELLINGS+ 3 more…
THINGS FEATURING LETTERS A THROUGH ZDevious
THINGS THAT CONTAIN EVERY LETTER FROM A TO Z+ 3 more…
Full solution
FORTITUDEStraightforward
BACKBONE,COURAGE,HEART,SPIRIT
BACKBONE, COURAGE, HEART, and SPIRIT are all synonyms for fortitude or inner strength.
CHANNELModerate
MEDIUM,OUTLET,PLATFORM,VENUE
MEDIUM, OUTLET, PLATFORM, and VENUE can all mean a channel — a means of communication or distribution.
WORDS STARTING WITH THE “SAY” SOUNDTricky
SACRUM,SEITAN,SEYCHELLES,SÉANCE
SACRUM, SEITAN, SEYCHELLES, and SÉANCE all begin with the 'say' sound phonetically, despite their differing spellings.
THINGS FEATURING LETTERS A THROUGH ZDevious
ABECEDARIUM,COMPUTER KEYBOARD,OUIJA BOARD,SCRABBLE
An ABECEDARIUM, COMPUTER KEYBOARD, OUIJA BOARD, and SCRABBLE set all feature all 26 letters of the alphabet (A through Z).