NYT Connections October 12 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1219
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CALAMARI MANDARIN STATE ABBREVIATION NICKNAME HANDLE SHAPE WEATHER CONDITION CONTRACTION SITUATION BEAR ALKYLAMIDE STAND ELISION MELAMINE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — STATUS
Green — TOLERATE
Blue — WORD SHORTENINGS, OFTEN
Purple — WORDS MADE USING U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS
STATUSCONDITION, SHAPE, SITUATION, STATE
TOLERATEBEAR, HANDLE, STAND, WEATHER
WORD SHORTENINGS, OFTENABBREVIATION, CONTRACTION, ELISION, NICKNAME
WORDS MADE USING U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONSALKYLAMIDE, CALAMARI, MANDARIN, MELAMINE
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