NYT Connections October 15 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1222
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SMOKE BASKET DRY FOOT VOLLEY CANNON RUN PICKLE BASE GOAL FORGE FOUNDATION CURE RACINE BOTTOM TOUCHDOWN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — WAYS TO PRESERVE FOOD
Green — THINGS YOU CAN SCORE IN SPORTS
Blue — LOWEST PART
Purple — LOW LANDFORMS WITH A LETTER CHANGED
WAYS TO PRESERVE FOODCURE, DRY, PICKLE, SMOKE
THINGS YOU CAN SCORE IN SPORTSBASKET, GOAL, RUN, TOUCHDOWN
LOWEST PARTBASE, BOTTOM, FOOT, FOUNDATION
LOW LANDFORMS WITH A LETTER CHANGEDCANNON, FORGE, RACINE, VOLLEY
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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.