Today’s Connections puzzle, which can be found in the New York Times, has players engaging with various thematic categories. Launched in June 2023, Connections tasks players with deciphering four groups of four words while allowing only four mistakes.
For the puzzle dated October 14, 2025, participants encountered categories centered around concepts like stirring, stopping, and more. The hints provided for each group were designed to guide players toward the correct connections.
The hints for today’s game included:
– Yellow group: What a great movie does to an audience
– Green group: What an English professor might ask you for
– Blue group: What security does to patrons at sporting events
– Purple group: What critters sound like without their initial consonant
Today’s specific words for each category are as follows:
In the yellow group, the words were “absorb,” “engage,” “hold,” and “occupy,” reflecting the category of “Captivate.” The green group contained “brief,” “digest,” “outline,” and “review,” under the category of “Summary.” The blue group featured “check,” “curb,” “staunch,” and “stem,” categorized as “Halt.” Finally, the purple group included “anther,” “easel,” “hark,” and “lama,” representing “Animals minus starting letter.”
Players can look forward to the challenge of making the correct connections while enjoying a fun and engaging puzzle experience today.