NYT Connections October 26 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1233
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
WELCOME HALLOWEEK CHILLING TOY YOGA JAWN SPORTING PRAYER PSYCHS HOUND MANAGING WRESTLING SAME OLD HOSTED HERDING NOT BAD
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — RESPONSES TO "HOW ARE YOU?"
Green — KINDS OF MATS
Blue — AKC DOG BREED GROUPS
Purple — HORROR MOVIES WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED
RESPONSES TO "HOW ARE YOU?"CHILLING, MANAGING, NOT BAD, SAME OLD
KINDS OF MATSPRAYER, WELCOME, WRESTLING, YOGA
AKC DOG BREED GROUPSHERDING, HOUND, SPORTING, TOY
HORROR MOVIES WITH LAST LETTER CHANGEDHALLOWEEK, HOSTED, JAWN, PSYCHS
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How Connections works
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.