NYT Connections October 18 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1225
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ANGEL BUTTER HAZEL DEODORANT COCO DYNAMITE MISTER FOGERTY CHEST INCENSE VAPORETTO BUREAU OBSESSION TRUNK OPIUM WARDROBE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PLACES TO STORE CLOTHES
Green — THINGS THAT COME IN STICKS
Blue — FAMOUS PERFUMES
Purple — STARTING WITH THINGS THAT CLOUD THE AIR
PLACES TO STORE CLOTHESBUREAU, CHEST, TRUNK, WARDROBE
THINGS THAT COME IN STICKSBUTTER, DEODORANT, DYNAMITE, INCENSE
FAMOUS PERFUMESANGEL, COCO, OBSESSION, OPIUM
STARTING WITH THINGS THAT CLOUD THE AIRFOGERTY, HAZEL, MISTER, VAPORETTO
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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.