Connections Hints: Oct 26, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Oct 26, 2025 (2025-10-26). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #910

Puzzle #910 · 2025-10-26

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 #910 for 2025-10-26, 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: KINDS OF INSTRUMENTS, WORDS IN A FAMOUS MUHAMMAD ALI QUOTE, KINDS OF CONTESTS 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.

  • KINDS OF INSTRUMENTS
  • WORDS IN A FAMOUS MUHAMMAD ALI QUOTE
  • KINDS OF CONTESTS
  • WORDS WITH DIMINUTIVE SUFFIXES

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.

KINDS OF INSTRUMENTS

BRASS
PERCUSSION
STRING
WIND

WORDS IN A FAMOUS MUHAMMAD ALI QUOTE

BEE
BUTTERFLY
FLOAT
STING

KINDS OF CONTESTS

BEAUTY
POPULARITY
STARING
TALENT

WORDS WITH DIMINUTIVE SUFFIXES

DOGGY
DROPLET
KITCHENETTE
STARLING

Reveal full answer

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

KINDS OF INSTRUMENTS

BRASS
PERCUSSION
STRING
WIND

WORDS IN A FAMOUS MUHAMMAD ALI QUOTE

BEE
BUTTERFLY
FLOAT
STING

KINDS OF CONTESTS

BEAUTY
POPULARITY
STARING
TALENT

WORDS WITH DIMINUTIVE SUFFIXES

DOGGY
DROPLET
KITCHENETTE
STARLING

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