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    Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 20, #862

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    Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 20, #862

    Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 20, #862

    Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Oct. 20, No. 862.

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    Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has a tricky purple category, but that almost always goes without saying. If you need help, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

    The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

    Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

    Hints for today’s Connections groups

    Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

    Yellow group hint: What’s the matter?

    Green group hint: Stars at night.

    Blue group hint: Science info.

    Purple group hint: On the cob.

    Answers for today’s Connections groups

    Yellow group: Affliction.

    Green group: Represented by constellations.

    Blue group: Periodic table symbols.

    Purple group: ____ corn.

    Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

    What are today’s Connections answers?

    The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Oct. 20, 2025.

    NYT/Screenshot by CNET

    The yellow words in today’s Connections

    The theme is affliction. The four answers are bugbear, complex, demon and hang-up.

    The green words in today’s Connections

    The theme is represented by constellations. The four answers are big bear, centaur, hunter and lyre.

    The blue words in today’s Connections

    The theme is periodic table symbols. The four answers are AS, BE, I and K.

    The purple words in today’s Connections

    The theme is ____ corn. The four answers are a, capri, pop and uni. (Acorn, Capricorn, popcorn and unicorn.)

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