NYT Connections October 10 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1217
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
OUTLINE SHADOW FEED FIGURE DRAFT IMAGINE KICK NOTIFICATIONS GATHER NOTES UN MESSAGES BEAT SUPPOSE PROFILE THESIS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — USEFUL WHEN WRITING A PAPER
Green — PRESUME
Blue — SOCIAL MEDIA SECTIONS
Purple — ___BOXING
USEFUL WHEN WRITING A PAPERDRAFT, NOTES, OUTLINE, THESIS
PRESUMEFIGURE, GATHER, IMAGINE, SUPPOSE
SOCIAL MEDIA SECTIONSFEED, MESSAGES, NOTIFICATIONS, PROFILE
___BOXINGBEAT, KICK, SHADOW, UN
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