NYT Connections October 7 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1214
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MUSICAL CINNAMON TRIDENT HOT DOG STICKY SQUIRREL MONOLOGUE PLAY BANK DICHOTOMY HAMBURGER STORE CHOREOGRAPHY STASH ORCHESTRATIONS TETRACYCLINE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SAVE FOR LATER
Green — KINDS OF BUNS
Blue — GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXES
Purple — BEST ___ TONY AWARDS
SAVE FOR LATERBANK, SQUIRREL, STASH, STORE
KINDS OF BUNSCINNAMON, HAMBURGER, HOT DOG, STICKY
GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXESDICHOTOMY, MONOLOGUE, TETRACYCLINE, TRIDENT
BEST ___ TONY AWARDSCHOREOGRAPHY, MUSICAL, ORCHESTRATIONS, PLAY
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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.