NYT Connections October 17 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1224
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BREA KING SNAP PING STILL PAZ SNOW SHOT BOHÈME FIDDLER ALERT PRINT CHIME SCALA HERMIT DING
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — DIGITAL NOTIFICATIONS
Green — PHOTO
Blue — KINDS OF CRABS
Purple — LA ___
DIGITAL NOTIFICATIONSALERT, CHIME, DING, PING
PHOTOPRINT, SHOT, SNAP, STILL
KINDS OF CRABSFIDDLER, HERMIT, KING, SNOW
LA ___BOHÈME, BREA, PAZ, SCALA
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.