NYT Connections October 2 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1209
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
LITTLE REAL ESTATE COMMON RING INDEX FUND BANKROLL RIB STANDARD MIDDLE STOCK SUPPORT BACK NUMBER ROUTINE TIME
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FINANCE
Green — FINGERS
Blue — CUSTOMARY
Purple — PRIME ___
FINANCEBACK, BANKROLL, FUND, SUPPORT
FINGERSINDEX, LITTLE, MIDDLE, RING
CUSTOMARYCOMMON, ROUTINE, STANDARD, STOCK
PRIME ___NUMBER, REAL ESTATE, RIB, TIME
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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.