Here are the answers for the New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle #859 today, released on October 17th, 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:
- TOM THUMB
- MAGNET
- CLICKER
- JACK
- POSTCARD
- HEAT INDEX
- WIND CHILL
- LASER POINTER
- KEY RING
- CHICKEN LITTLE
- THUMBELINA
- FIGURINE
- SLIDES
- BEAUFORT SCALE
- PROJECTOR
- DEWPOINT
Connections 859 Group Hints Today (October 17th, 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 “ITEMS IN A SOUVENIR SHOP“.
- Hint 2: JACK and THUMBELINA 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 is “FOLKTALE CHARACTERS“.
What are the Connections 859 Answers Today? (10/17/25)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 859 released on 17th October 2025:
- USED DURING A PRESENTATION – CLICKER, LASER POINTER, PROJECTOR, SLIDES
- ITEMS IN A SOUVENIR SHOP – FIGURINE, KEY RING, MAGNET, POSTCARD
- FOLKTALE CHARACTERS – CHICKEN LITTLE, JACK, THUMBELINA, TOM THUMB
- WEATHER TERMS – BEAUFORT SCALE, DEWPOINT, HEAT INDEX, WIND CHILL
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