NYT Connections October 29 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1236
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TUXEDO TRAFFIC LIGHT ROMAN EMPEROR PARKING METER CANDY CORN NEAPOLITAN PIGGY BANK TYPEWRITER WISHING WELL GOTHIC ANTARCTICA CALICO WADDLE SANS PAYPHONE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — THINGS YOU PUT COINS INTO
Green — ASSOCIATED WITH PENGUINS
Blue — ENDS OF FAMOUS FONTS
Purple — THINGS THAT FEATURE THREE COLORS
THINGS YOU PUT COINS INTOPARKING METER, PAYPHONE, PIGGY BANK, WISHING WELL
ASSOCIATED WITH PENGUINSANTARCTICA, EMPEROR, TUXEDO, WADDLE
ENDS OF FAMOUS FONTSGOTHIC, ROMAN, SANS, TYPEWRITER
THINGS THAT FEATURE THREE COLORSCALICO, CANDY CORN, NEAPOLITAN, TRAFFIC LIGHT
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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.