Connections Hints: Oct 4, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Oct 4, 2025 (2025-10-04). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #883

Puzzle #883 · 2025-10-04

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 #883 for 2025-10-04, 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: FIX A HOLE IN CLOTHING, RUSH OF WIND, ANAGRAMS 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.

FIX A HOLE IN CLOTHING
RUSH OF WIND
ANAGRAMS
KINDS OF COOKIES

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.

FIX A HOLE IN CLOTHING

DARN

MEND

PATCH

STITCH

RUSH OF WIND

BLAST

BLOW

GALE

GUST

ANAGRAMS

ARTS

RATS

STAR

TSAR

KINDS OF COOKIES

FORTUNE

OATMEAL

RAINBOW

SUGAR

Reveal full answer

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