NYT Connections October 11 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1218
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
HARNESS MAP PERUSE PHONE GLOVES CABLE APPLY PATRICK ELECTRICITY WIELD ICE SCRAPER UTILIZE EMPLOY REGISTRATION SYNTACTIC INTERNET
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PUT TO USE
Green — MONTHLY BILLS
Blue — THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENT
Purple — ENDING IN GAMBITS
PUT TO USEAPPLY, HARNESS, UTILIZE, WIELD
MONTHLY BILLSCABLE, ELECTRICITY, INTERNET, PHONE
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENTGLOVES, ICE SCRAPER, MAP, REGISTRATION
ENDING IN GAMBITSEMPLOY, PATRICK, PERUSE, SYNTACTIC
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.