NYT Connections October 14 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1221
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FEED THING SERVE SUGGESTION FIERY FLICKER FLASH FOMENT SMASH HULK TRACE FUMBLE SLICE WHIFF VOLLEY PUNISHER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — HINT
Green — TENNIS SHOTS
Blue — SUPERHEROES, WITH "THE"
Purple — STARTING WITH "FEE, FI, FO, FUM"
HINTFLICKER, SUGGESTION, TRACE, WHIFF
TENNIS SHOTSSERVE, SLICE, SMASH, VOLLEY
SUPERHEROES, WITH "THE"FLASH, HULK, PUNISHER, THING
STARTING WITH "FEE, FI, FO, FUM"FEED, FIERY, FOMENT, FUMBLE
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.