Connections Hints: Oct 15, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Oct 15, 2025 (2025-10-15). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #898

Puzzle #898 · 2025-10-15

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 #898 for 2025-10-15, 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: TYPES OF POOLS, IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET, FORD MODELS 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.

TYPES OF POOLS
IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET
FORD MODELS
___ SEAL

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.

TYPES OF POOLS

INFINITY

KIDDIE

KIDNEY

OLYMPIC

IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET

BRAVO

DELTA

GOLF

LIMA

FORD MODELS

BRONCO

FIESTA

MUSTANG

PINTO

___ SEAL

ELEPHANT

GREAT

NAVY

VACUUM

Reveal full answer

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