NYT Connections October 3 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1210
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
WHITNEY HOUSTON LINDA HAMILTON RIVER PHOENIX JOHN DENVER GETTY IMAGES ELBOW GREASE CAN OPENER SOMETHING WICKED FAT CATS HEAD WAITER MERV GRIFFIN BROAD BEAN NY GIANT MET HALFWAY W.C. FIELDS DIET SPRITE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET"
Green — ENDING IN MUSICALS
Blue — STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS
Purple — ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURES
STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET"CAN OPENER, HEAD WAITER, JOHN DENVER, W.C. FIELDS
ENDING IN MUSICALSELBOW GREASE, FAT CATS, LINDA HAMILTON, SOMETHING WICKED
STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMSBROAD BEAN, GETTY IMAGES, MET HALFWAY, WHITNEY HOUSTON
ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURESDIET SPRITE, MERV GRIFFIN, NY GIANT, RIVER PHOENIX
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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.