NYT Connections October 5 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1212
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PARENT ADVISORY EXPLICIT CONTENT CHESS PLEASE MESSAGE GRAPHIC STRONG SAPPHIRE SUGGESTIVE SERENE PEACEFUL IRONING SLOAN PLACID
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CALM
Green — ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENT
Blue — KINDS OF BOARDS
Purple — ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIRE
CALMCONTENT, PEACEFUL, PLACID, SERENE
ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENTEXPLICIT, GRAPHIC, STRONG, SUGGESTIVE
KINDS OF BOARDSADVISORY, CHESS, IRONING, MESSAGE
ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIREPARENT, PLEASE, SAPPHIRE, SLOAN
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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.