Connections Hints: Oct 28, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Oct 28, 2025 (2025-10-28). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #914

Puzzle #914 · 2025-10-28

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 #914 for 2025-10-28, 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: BANALITY, IN THE KNOW, REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS 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.

BANALITY
IN THE KNOW
REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS
ONE-NAMED SINGER 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.

BANALITY

CHESTNUT

CLICHÉ

PLATITUDE

TROPE

IN THE KNOW

AWARE

HIP

SAVVY

WISE

REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS

BACK

HOME

SELECT

ONE-NAMED SINGER PLUS STARTING LETTER

GUSHER

KENYA

OCHER

PELVIS

Reveal full answer

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