Connections Hints: Oct 7, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Oct 7, 2025 (2025-10-07). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #890

Puzzle #890 · 2025-10-07

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 #890 for 2025-10-07, 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: GOSSIP, SEEN AT A WEDDING, TEAM 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.

GOSSIP
SEEN AT A WEDDING
TEAM
MUSICALS PLUS STARTING LETTER

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.

GOSSIP

BUZZ

DIRT

DISH

TALK

SEEN AT A WEDDING

ALTAR

BOUQUET

CAKE

RING

TEAM

BUNCH

CREW

GROUP

PACK

MUSICALS PLUS STARTING LETTER

BRENT

CHAIR

FANNIE

SCATS

Reveal full answer

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