NYT Connections October 6 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1213
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ADIRONDACK KNICKKNACK CATSKILL HOLIDAY COMFORT BERKSHIRE STABILITY HAMPTON WINDSOR MERRILL WINGBACK DAYS CITI PIANOFORTE EAMES GOLDMAN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FINANCIAL FIRMS, FOR SHORT
Green — KINDS OF CHAIRS
Blue — ___ INN HOTELS
Purple — ENDING IN TALENTS
FINANCIAL FIRMS, FOR SHORTBERKSHIRE, CITI, GOLDMAN, MERRILL
KINDS OF CHAIRSADIRONDACK, EAMES, WINDSOR, WINGBACK
___ INN HOTELSCOMFORT, DAYS, HAMPTON, HOLIDAY
ENDING IN TALENTSCATSKILL, KNICKKNACK, PIANOFORTE, STABILITY
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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.