Out of the many daily puzzles available online, the New York Times’ Connections game is one of the trickiest. For those playing for the first time, the goal of Connections is to divide a block of 16 words into four common themes. Some of these – for example, grouping four types of fish – can be very straightforward, while others can be far more abstract. If you’ve found yourself stumped by the latter, we’ve put together Connections answers and hints for today (October 26) below.
If you already know how to play Connections, you can skip this paragraph to jump straight into today’s solution. But if this is your first time attempting the New York Times’ puzzle (or you just need a refresher), we suggest thinking outside of the box for your answers.
Some groups are deliberately deceptive – using a previous day’s puzzle as an example, you may think ‘Heart’, ‘Cell’, ‘Body’ and ‘Nucleus’ are all connected through biology. But you’d be wrong, as ‘Heart’ and ‘Nucleus’ were actually two of four “Nexus” words on the day we’ve used as an example. Think beyond what a word means literally, try to see subtle patterns, and your luck with Connections will improve drastically. That being said, some days are still fiendishly difficult – and if you’re still stuck, check below for the Connections answer for today.
Connections hints for October 26
If you’re still trying to solve October 26’s Connections yourself, here are all of the words in play today and some hints on what each group is.
- WELCOME
- HALLOWEEK
- CHILLING
- TOY
- YOGA
- JAWN
- SPORTING
- PRAYER
- PSYCHS
- HOUND
- MANAGING
- WRESTLING
- SAME OLD
- HOSTED
- HERDING
- NOT BAD
With that in mind, here are four hints for October 26
- Yellow: responses to a common greeting
- Green: types of material laid on the floor
- Blue: canine classification
- Purple: scream flicks with the back alphabet swapped
Connections groups for October 26
If you’re still trying to piece everything together, here are all four of today’s groups.
- Yellow: responses to “how are you?”
- Green: kinds of mats
- Blue: akc dog breed groups
- Purple: horror movies with last letter changed
Connections answers for October 26
Finally, here are the answers for Connections #1233 on Monday, October 26.
- Yellow: responses to “how are you?” (chilling, managing, not bad, same old)
- Green: kinds of mats (prayer, welcome, wrestling, yoga)
- Blue: akc dog breed groups (herding, hound, sporting, toy)
- Purple: horror movies with last letter changed (halloweek, hosted, jawn, psychs)
You can check back for up-to-date hints and answers for each day’s Connections puzzle. If you get stuck elsewhere, we’ve also got answers for several other daily games – including Wordle, Framed, and Globle.
