Connections Hints: Oct 27, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Oct 27, 2025 (2025-10-27). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #920

Puzzle #920 · 2025-10-27

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 #920 for 2025-10-27, 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: EMANATE, IN THE SLIGHTEST, COCKTAIL GARNISHES 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.

EMANATE
IN THE SLIGHTEST
COCKTAIL GARNISHES
___ FOUR

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.

EMANATE

BRANCH

FAN

RADIATE

SPREAD

IN THE SLIGHTEST

JUST

MERELY

ONLY

SIMPLY

COCKTAIL GARNISHES

CHERRY

MINT

OLIVE

TWIST

___ FOUR

CONNECT

FAB

FANTASTIC

PETIT

Reveal full answer

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