Connections Hints: Sep 18, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Sep 18, 2025 (2025-09-18). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #870

Puzzle #870 · 2025-09-18

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #870 for 2025-09-18, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: INTO IT, FURNISH, ORGS WITH STARS IN THEIR LOGOS and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

  • INTO IT
  • FURNISH
  • ORGS WITH STARS IN THEIR LOGOS
  • HOMOPHONES OF GENESIS FIGURES

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

INTO IT

DOWN
EAGER
GAME
WILLING

FURNISH

EQUIP
OUTFIT
PREPARE
READY

ORGS WITH STARS IN THEIR LOGOS

NASA
N.F.L.
PARAMOUNT
SUBARU

HOMOPHONES OF GENESIS FIGURES

ABLE
CANE
EAVE
NOAA

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.

INTO IT

DOWN
EAGER
GAME
WILLING

FURNISH

EQUIP
OUTFIT
PREPARE
READY

ORGS WITH STARS IN THEIR LOGOS

NASA
N.F.L.
PARAMOUNT
SUBARU

HOMOPHONES OF GENESIS FIGURES

ABLE
CANE
EAVE
NOAA

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