NYT Connections October 23 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1230
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
EXTENSION LOVE DIRECT POWER SPINAL VOCAL DRIVER DISTANCE PHONE TIME UPDATE OPEN FRANK FORCE DOUBLE PLUGIN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FORTHRIGHT
Green — THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTER
Blue — QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWER
Purple — ___ TAP
FORTHRIGHTDIRECT, FRANK, OPEN, VOCAL
THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTERDRIVER, EXTENSION, PLUGIN, UPDATE
QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWERDISTANCE, FORCE, POWER, TIME
___ TAPDOUBLE, LOVE, PHONE, SPINAL
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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.