NYT Connections October 9 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1216
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
POWER GUITAR CONDITIONER VOLUME BLOWOUT KISS SWEEP HIGHLIGHTS SCORES QUOTES INPUT STATS CHANNEL ROMP RECAP ROUT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — DECISIVE VICTORY
Green — CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTE
Blue — FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOW
Purple — AIR ___
DECISIVE VICTORYBLOWOUT, ROMP, ROUT, SWEEP
CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTECHANNEL, INPUT, POWER, VOLUME
FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOWHIGHLIGHTS, RECAP, SCORES, STATS
AIR ___CONDITIONER, GUITAR, KISS, QUOTES
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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.