Here are the answers for the New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle #855 today, released on October 13th, 2025, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.

If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
There are sixteen words for the Connection puzzles, which are:
- PANDORA’S BOX
- LUCKY STIFF
- LIVE MUSIC
- GOLDEN FLEECE
- GOOD RIDDANCE
- HAPPY HOUR
- HORNET’S NEST
- COMIC CON
- KARAOKE
- AMERICAN HUSTLE
- SAYONARA
- MINEFIELD
- FINALLY
- CAN OF WORMS
- TRIVIA NIGHT
- ABOUT TIME

Connections 855 Group Hints Today (October 13th, 2025)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: One of the groups is “ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR ‘SWINDLE’“.
- Hint 2: ETERNAL and PERMANENT are in the same group.
- Hint 3: Here is an image that will help you solve one of the groups:

- Hint 4: One group of words comes after the word “HAPPY“.
What are the Connections 855 Answers Today? (10/13/25)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 855 released on 13th October 2025:
- METAPHORS FOR POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONS – CAN OF WORMS, HORNET’S NEST, MINEFIELD, PANDORA’S BOX

- BAR EVENTS – HAPPY HOUR, KARAOKE, LIVE MUSIC, TRIVIA NIGHT

- WORDS AFTER A WELCOME DEPARTURE – ABOUT TIME, FINALLY, GOOD RIDDANCE, SAYONARA

- ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “SWINDLE” – AMERICAN HUSTLE, COMIC CON, GOLDEN FLEECE, LUCKY STIFF

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