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NYT Connections groups today include tasks for fixing clothes and delicious baked goods, enhancing both vocabulary and reasoning abilities.
Using targeted hints, like thinking about common cookie types or a heavy wind, helps players identify word groups more efficiently.
From common sewing actions to words that are simply scrambled versions of one another, the puzzle combines everyday tasks with tricky wordplay, making it engaging for all skill levels.
NYT Connections today challenges players with four thematic groups: ways to repair clothing, intense movements of air, words that are anagrams of each other, and different kinds of cookies. The puzzle requires logical grouping of 16 words into four sets of four, testing both vocabulary and reasoning skills. Today's puzzle offers a smooth mix of literal and linguistic connections, making the solve process both fun and satisfying.
Here are today’s NYT Connections words to play with:
Darn
Mend
Patch
Stitch
Blast
Blow
Gale
Gust
Arts
Rats
Star
Tsar
Fortune
Oatmeal
Rainbow
Sugar
The following hints will nudge you in the right direction for puzzle #846:
Yellow: Think of splitting your pants or actions used to fix a hole in clothing- Patch
Green: Think Chicago’s nickname or types of a rush of wind- Gale
Blue: Think letter scrambling or words that are anagrams of each other- Star
Purple: Think baked goods or kinds of cookies- Oatmeal
Ready for the solution? Here it is:
Yellow: Fix a hole in clothing- Darn, Mend, Patch, Stitch
Green: Rush of wind- Blast, Blow, Gale, Gust
Blue: Anagrams- Arts, Rats, Star, Tsar
Purple: Kinds of cookies- Fortune, Oatmeal, Rainbow, Sugar
Here’s how the grid would look after a successful solve:
Also Read: NYT Connections Hints and Answers for October 1, 2025
October 4's NYT Connections 846 was an excellent blend of practical vocabulary (the yellow and green groups) and fun wordplay (the blue and purple groups). The Anagrams category (Blue) and Kinds of Cookies (Purple) were likely the easiest to spot, while the subtle differences between the wind-related words (Green) required careful thought. Whether you breezed through or took a few attempts, this puzzle showed why Connections remains a daily delight.
Come back tomorrow for more hints, tips, and answers!
