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October 2025
  • Connections October 8, 2025

    1. 🟡 FINEST: BEST, CREAM, ELITE, SELECT
    2. 🟢 ROCK MUSIC SUBGENRES: ALTERNATIVE, ARENA, CLASSIC, GARAGE
    3. 🔵 PAINT FINISHES: EGGSHELL, GLOSS, MATTE, PEARL
    4. 🟣 KINDS OF BEDS: FLOWER, NAIL, OYSTER, RIVER
  • Connections October 7, 2025

    1. 🟡 GOSSIP: BUZZ, DIRT, DISH, TALK
    2. 🟢 SEEN AT A WEDDING: ALTAR, BOUQUET, CAKE, RING
    3. 🔵 TEAM: BUNCH, CREW, GROUP, PACK
    4. 🟣 MUSICALS PLUS STARTING LETTER: BRENT, CHAIR, FANNIE, SCATS
  • Connections October 6, 2025

    1. 🟡 PARTS OF A RECORD PLAYER SETUP: AMP, PREAMP, SPEAKER, TURNTABLE
    2. 🟢 KINDS OF COATS: CAMEL, DUFFLE, PEA, TRENCH
    3. 🔵 THINGS THAT COME ON SPOOLS: FILM, TAPE, THREAD, WIRE
    4. 🟣 STARTING WITH HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGS: HAIKU, HAYSTACK, HELONIUM, YEOMAN
  • Connections October 5, 2025

    1. 🟡 USED TO GROW A HOUSEPLANT: POT, SEED, SOIL, WATER
    2. 🟢 FLABBERGAST: FLOOR, ROCK, SHAKE, SHOCK
    3. 🔵 MADONNA SONGS: CHERISH, FROZEN, HOLIDAY, MUSIC
    4. 🟣 ___ CAR: BUMPER, CLOWN, GETAWAY, SPORTS
  • Connections October 4, 2025

    1. 🟡 FIX A HOLE IN CLOTHING: DARN, MEND, PATCH, STITCH
    2. 🟢 RUSH OF WIND: BLAST, BLOW, GALE, GUST
    3. 🔵 ANAGRAMS: ARTS, RATS, STAR, TSAR
    4. 🟣 KINDS OF COOKIES: FORTUNE, OATMEAL, RAINBOW, SUGAR
  • Connections October 3, 2025

    1. 🟡 BOUNDARY: BORDER, EDGE, EXTREMITY, LIMIT
    2. 🟢 THEY MOVE IN A SPIRAL: EDDY, FOOTBALL, TASMANIAN DEVIL, TORNADO
    3. 🔵 SONGS FROM MUSICALS: CABARET, EDELWEISS, MAMMA MIA, MEMORY
    4. 🟣 WHAT "ED" MIGHT INDICATE: EDITOR, EDUCATION, EDWARD, PAST TENSE
  • Connections October 2, 2025

    1. 🟡 DOG COMMANDS: COME, DOWN, HEEL, STAY
    2. 🟢 DESERVED: DUE, FAIR, JUST, RIGHT
    3. 🔵 SITUATED: LEFT, PLACED, PUT, SET
    4. 🟣 BEST ANIMATED FEATURE OSCAR WINNERS: BRAVE, FLOW, FROZEN, UP
  • Connections October 1, 2025

    1. 🟡 FAST-MOVING WATER: CATARACT, CURRENT, RAPIDS, WHIRLPOOL
    2. 🟢 CRITICIZE: FLAME, KNOCK, SKEWER, SLAM
    3. 🔵 ECHOEY PLACES: CANYON, HALLWAY, TUNNEL, ZOOM CALL
    4. 🟣 ___ PRIZE: BOOBY, DOOR, FIRST, JURY
September 2025
  • Connections September 30, 2025

    1. 🟡 UNNATURAL, AS MANNERISMS: AWKWARD, STIFF, STILTED, WOODEN
    2. 🟢 WORDS IN A FAMOUS TONGUE TWISTER: CHUCK, COULD, WOOD, WOODCHUCK
    3. 🔵 CARTOON BIRDS: FOGHORN, SCROOGE, WOODSTOCK, WOODY
    4. 🟣 ENDING WITH NUMBER HOMOPHONES: CLASSICS, CREATE, GUTHRIE, THEREFORE
  • Connections September 29, 2025

    1. 🟡 KINDS OF UNDERWEAR: BOXER, BRIEF, HIPSTER, THONG
    2. 🟢 PLAY A JOKE ON: FOOL, PRANK, PUNK, TRICK
    3. 🔵 PARTS OF A TOILET TANK: CHAIN, FLAPPER, FLOAT, HANDLE
    4. 🟣 FIRST WORDS IN '70S ROCK SONG TITLES: BABA, BOHEMIAN, HOTEL, STAIRWAY
  • Connections September 28, 2025

    1. 🟡 BACKING: AEGIS, GUARD, PROTECTION, SHIELD
    2. 🟢 MALICIOUS SOFTWARE: BACKDOOR, TROJAN HORSE, VIRUS, WORM
    3. 🔵 GUM BRANDS: EXTRA, ICE BREAKERS, ORBIT, TRIDENT
    4. 🟣 N.F.L. TEAM LOGOS: BUFFALO, FLEUR-DE-LIS, HORSESHOE, LIGHTNING BOLT
  • Connections September 27, 2025

    1. 🟡 LOVING: KIND, SWEET, TENDER, WARM
    2. 🟢 APPENDAGES: ARM, FIN, FLIPPER, WING
    3. 🔵 POPCORN-MAKING METHODS: KETTLE, MICROWAVE, POPPER, STOVETOP
    4. 🟣 SQUANDER, WITH “AWAY”: FIDDLE, FRITTER, THROW, TRIFLE
  • Connections September 26, 2025

    1. 🟡 STIR VIGOROUSLY: BEAT, CREAM, WHIP, WHISK
    2. 🟢 HARD TO MAKE OUT: DIM, FAINT, LIGHT, PALE
    3. 🔵 KINDS OF BEARS: BLACK, BROWN, POLAR, SUN
    4. 🟣 DIRTY ___: BLONDE, POOL, RICE, WORD
  • Connections September 25, 2025

    1. 🟡 LEFT-LEANING, POLITICALLY: BLUE, LEFT, LIBERAL, PROGRESSIVE
    2. 🟢 ICE CREAM PARLOR ORDERS: CONE, CUP, SHAKE, SPLIT
    3. 🔵 MATT DAMON MOVIES, WITH "THE": DEPARTED, GOOD SHEPHERD, MARTIAN, RAINMAKER
    4. 🟣 NAMED "APOLLO": FICTIONAL BOXER, GREEK/ROMAN GOD, SPACECRAFT, THEATER
  • Connections September 24, 2025

    1. 🟡 MOVIE: FEATURE, FILM, FLICK, PICTURE
    2. 🟢 STREW: LITTER, PEPPER, SCATTER, SPRINKLE
    3. 🔵 WRINKLY THINGS: BRAIN, CREPE PAPER, PRUNE, SHAR PEI
    4. 🟣 SWEET ___: POTATO, SIXTEEN, TALK, TOOTH
  • Connections September 23, 2025

    1. 🟡 CHEERFUL: BOUNCY, BRIGHT, MERRY, SUNNY
    2. 🟢 "RUBBER BABY BUGGY BUMPER": BABY, BUGGY, BUMPER, RUBBER
    3. 🔵 KINDS OF LUGGAGE: CARRY-ON, DUFFEL, HARD-SHELL, ROLLER
    4. 🟣 TITLE CHARACTERS IN '80S MOVIES: FERRIS, HEATHER, INDIANA, PEE-WEE
  • Connections September 22, 2025

    1. 🟡 BASIC GEOMETRIC CALCULATIONS: AREA, LENGTH, PERIMETER, VOLUME
    2. 🟢 BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS: CROSSWORD, DOMINO, ORCA, OREO
    3. 🔵 LAS VEGAS CASINO HOTELS: ARIA, ENCORE, EXCALIBUR, LUXOR
    4. 🟣 WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERS: ARS, AYES, EASE, OWES
  • Connections September 21, 2025

    1. 🟡 TOUCHSCREEN GESTURES: PINCH, SCROLL, SWIPE, TAP
    2. 🟢 RELAX: CHILL, LOAF, LOUNGE, VEG
    3. 🔵 RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONS: BAR, BOOTH, COUNTER, TABLE
    4. 🟣 VEGETABLES WITH FIRST LETTER REMOVED: ALE, EEK, HIVE, QUASH
  • Connections September 20, 2025

    1. 🟡 CAR BRANDS: DODGE, FORD, LINCOLN, RAM
    2. 🟢 BIT OF SPORTS BAR FARE: CHIP, DIP, FRY, WING
    3. 🔵 N.H.L. TEAM MEMBER: DUCK, FLYER, SENATOR, STAR
    4. 🟣 SKY___: DIVE, LARK, ROCKET, SCRAPER
  • Connections September 19, 2025

    1. 🟡 EVALUATE: GRADE, RANK, RATE, SCORE
    2. 🟢 EXHIBIT NERVOUSNESS: BLUSH, FIDGET, PACE, SWEAT
    3. 🔵 THINGS THAT CAN RUN, ANNOYINGLY: DYE, MASCARA, NOSE, STOCKINGS
    4. 🟣 PAPER ___: CLIP, TIGER, TOWEL, TRAIL
  • Connections September 18, 2025

    1. 🟡 INTO IT: DOWN, EAGER, GAME, WILLING
    2. 🟢 FURNISH: EQUIP, OUTFIT, PREPARE, READY
    3. 🔵 ORGS WITH STARS IN THEIR LOGOS: NASA, N.F.L., PARAMOUNT, SUBARU
    4. 🟣 HOMOPHONES OF GENESIS FIGURES: ABLE, CANE, EAVE, NOAA
  • Connections September 17, 2025

    1. 🟡 THEY'RE BLOWIN' IN THE WIND: FLAG, PINWHEEL, VANE, WIND CHIME
    2. 🟢 CHANGE ONE’S TUNE: ABOUT-FACE, BACKPEDAL, FLIP-FLOP, RENEGE
    3. 🔵 CRAM: JAM, SHOEHORN, STUFF, WEDGE
    4. 🟣 LAST WORDS IN LONG-RUNNING CHILDREN’S SHOW TITLES: KANGAROO, NEIGHBORHOOD, RAINBOW, STREET
  • Connections September 16, 2025

    1. 🟡 KEEP TABS ON: FOLLOW, MONITOR, TRACK, WATCH
    2. 🟢 ONE IN A DOZEN: DONUT, JUROR, MONTH, ROSE
    3. 🔵 THINGS WITH INK: PEN, PRINTER, SQUID, TATTOO MACHINE
    4. 🟣 ___ RABBIT: ROGER, TRIX, VELVETEEN, WHITE
  • Connections September 15, 2025

    1. 🟡 FLOORING OPTIONS: CARPET, LAMINATE, TILE, WOOD
    2. 🟢 BEACHY AREA: BANK, COAST, SHORE, STRAND
    3. 🔵 ROMANTIC VIBE: CHEMISTRY, CONNECTION, FIREWORKS, SPARK
    4. 🟣 MEMBER OF A CLASSIC BACKING BAND: BANSHEE, HEARTBREAKER, PIP, WAILER
  • Connections September 14, 2025

    1. 🟡 ENTRYWAY: DOOR, GATE, HATCH, PORTAL
    2. 🟢 MAP FEATURES: COMPASS, INSET, KEY, SCALE
    3. 🔵 SURPASS: BEAT, BEST, BETTER, TOP
    4. 🟣 STREETS WITH SYMBOLIC IMPORTANCE: DOWNING, FLEET, MAIN, WALL
  • Connections September 13, 2025

    1. 🟡 IMPORTANT: CRITICAL, KEY, MAJOR, PRINCIPAL
    2. 🟢 INTIMATE AND UNDISCLOSED: INNER, PERSONAL, PRIVATE, SECRET
    3. 🔵 GLOBAL CURRENCIES: DOLLAR, POUND, STERLING, WON
    4. 🟣 BUFFALO ___: BILL, NICKEL, SOLDIER, WING
  • Connections September 12, 2025

    1. 🟡 ENTREATY: APPEAL, BID, CALL, PETITION
    2. 🟢 CONTACT INFO: ADDRESS, EMAIL, NAME, NUMBER
    3. 🔵 KINDS OF CAMERA LENSES: FISHEYE, MACRO, TELEPHOTO, ZOOM
    4. 🟣 BODIES OF WATER PLUS STARTING LETTER: DRIVER, EBAY, FINLET, FLAKE
  • Connections September 11, 2025

    1. 🟡 BLEMISH: DENT, DING, MAR, SCRATCH
    2. 🟢 BEHEMOTH: COLOSSUS, MAMMOTH, WHALE, WHOPPER
    3. 🔵 RUDE THINGS TO DO: POINT, SNICKER, STARE, WHISPER
    4. 🟣 ON A BASEBALL FIELD: BASE, BOX, MOUND, PLATE
  • Connections September 10, 2025

    1. 🟡 "YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER!": BAD, SHAME, TSK, TUT TUT
    2. 🟢 MOVE QUICKLY: BARREL, FLY, RACE, ZIP
    3. 🔵 EDDIE MURPHY ROLES: AKEEM, DOLITTLE, DONKEY, FOLEY
    4. 🟣 KING ___: CAKE, COBRA, KONG, TUT
  • Connections September 9, 2025

    1. 🟡 FINISHED: COMPLETE, DONE, OVER, THROUGH
    2. 🟢 THINGS WITH SHELLS: EGG, HARD TACO, M&M, SNAIL
    3. 🔵 SWIG: BELT, GULP, SHOT, SLUG
    4. 🟣 ___DOG: BULL, LAP, UNDER, WATCH
  • Connections September 8, 2025

    1. 🟡 NONSENSE: BALONEY, BULL, BUNK, RUBBISH
    2. 🟢 INCREASE, WITH "UP": CRANK, HIKE, JACK, RAISE
    3. 🔵 FICTIONAL SPIES: ARCHER, HUNT, PEEL, POWERS
    4. 🟣 CAT___: FISH, NAP, TAIL, WALK
  • Connections September 7, 2025

    1. 🟡 GYMNASTICS MOVES: AERIAL, ARABESQUE, ROUNDOFF, SPLIT
    2. 🟢 DISNEY PRINCESSES: ARIEL, AURORA, MERIDA, TIANA
    3. 🔵 FONTS: ARIAL, GEORGIA, IMPACT, VERDANA
    4. 🟣 GEOMETRY ADJECTIVES: ANGULAR, AREAL, LINEAR, VOLUMETRIC
  • Connections September 6, 2025

    1. 🟡 RUPTURED: BLEW, BROKE, BURST, SPLIT
    2. 🟢 APPARITION: SHADE, SPECTER, SPIRIT, WIGHT
    3. 🔵 PREDICT: CALL, DIVINE, FORECAST, READ
    4. 🟣 "BEST ___ PERFORMANCE" GRAMMY AWARD: AMERICANA, CHORAL, JAZZ, RAP
  • Connections September 5, 2025

    1. 🟡 PIQUANCY: KICK, PUNCH, ZEST, ZING
    2. 🟢 AVAILABLE: FREE, SINGLE, SOLO, STAG
    3. 🔵 MALE ANIMALS: BILLY, BUCK, JACK, RAM
    4. 🟣 CHINESE DYNASTIES: HAN, MING, SONG, TANG
  • Connections September 4, 2025

    1. 🟡 WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON A CHRISTMAS TREE: ANGEL, CANDY CANE, STRING LIGHTS, TINSEL
    2. 🟢 CLEAN UP, AS A PHOTOGRAPH: AIRBRUSH, FIX, PHOTOSHOP, TOUCH UP
    3. 🔵 FRENCH FOOD WORDS: CORNICHON, PAIN, PAMPLEMOUSSE, VINAIGRETTE
    4. 🟣 THINGS WITH CELLS: HONEYCOMB, ORGANISM, SOLAR PANEL, SPREADSHEET
  • Connections September 3, 2025

    1. 🟡 BEGINNING: BIRTH, DAWN, GENESIS, START
    2. 🟢 JOIN: BOND, COMBINE, FUSE, WED
    3. 🔵 TV-RELATED ABBREVIATIONS IN THE '80S: ALF, MTV, NES, VHS
    4. 🟣 MAY___: DAY, FLOWER, FLY, POLE
  • Connections September 2, 2025

    1. 🟡 CURSES: EXPLETIVES, FOUR-LETTER WORDS, PROFANITY, SWEARING
    2. 🟢 IN "A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS": CHRISTMAS, HOUSE, MOUSE, STIRRING
    3. 🔵 WORN BY EARRING MAGIC KEN: EARRING, MESH SHIRT, NECKLACE, PLEATHER VEST
    4. 🟣 STARTING WITH POSSESSIVE DETERMINERS: HERRING, HISTAMINE, MYSTERY, OUROBOROS
  • Connections September 1, 2025

    1. 🟡 FIRST APPEARANCE: DEBUT, INTRODUCTION, LAUNCH, PREMIERE
    2. 🟢 ONES CELEBRATED WITH HOLIDAYS: MOTHER, PRESIDENT, SAINT PATRICK, SAINT VALENTINE
    3. 🔵 FAMOUS POETS: BISHOP, BURNS, LORDE, POPE
    4. 🟣 WHAT "CARDINAL" MIGHT REFER TO: BIRD, CLERGY MEMBER, M.L.B. PLAYER, N.F.L. PLAYER
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