NYT Connections October 31 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1238
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
STAYCATION GUITAR DIRTY KILLER SICK DOWNFALL SHAKEN UP TENNIS RACKET SHAKESPEARE WICKED TASSEL SITCOM MARIONETTE DRY GNARLY
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — WORDS MEANING GOOD THAT SOUND BAD
Green — MARTINI SPECIFICATIONS
Blue — THINGS WITH STRINGS
Purple — STARTING WITH DOG COMMANDS
WORDS MEANING GOOD THAT SOUND BADGNARLY, KILLER, SICK, WICKED
MARTINI SPECIFICATIONSDIRTY, DRY, SHAKEN, UP
THINGS WITH STRINGSGUITAR, MARIONETTE, TASSEL, TENNIS RACKET
STARTING WITH DOG COMMANDSDOWNFALL, SHAKESPEARE, SITCOM, STAYCATION
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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.