NYT Connections Hints and Answers for October 8, 2026 · #1215
NYT Connections hints and answers for October 8, 2026 (#1215): a nudge for each colour, then the categories, then the full solution.
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- Yellow: the category starts with F______ (2 words).
- Green: the category starts with O____ (1 word).
- Blue: the category starts with T_____ (4 words).
- Purple: the category starts with E_____ (4 words).
Yellow is the most straightforward group and purple the trickiest, which often turns on wordplay (a hidden word, a sound, a missing letter). A good habit: find one group you're sure of, submit it, and only then look at what's left. Words that seem to fit two groups are usually the trap.
One word from each group
Yellow
HEEDS is in this group.Green
BEST is in this group.Blue
CHEERS is in this group.Purple
AUTOCRUISE is in this group.
Reveal the category names
- Yellow: FOLLOWS, AS RULES
- Green: OUTDO
- Blue: THINGS THAT COME IN THREES
- Purple: ENDING IN ACTORS NAMED TOM
Reveal the Connections answers
- FOLLOWS, AS RULESHEEDS, MINDS, REGARDS, RESPECTS
- OUTDOBEST, ECLIPSE, SURPASS, TOP
- THINGS THAT COME IN THREESCHEERS, STOOGES, STRIKES, WISHES
- ENDING IN ACTORS NAMED TOMAUTOCRUISE, FOOLHARDY, MULHOLLAND, THANKS
Connections #1215, edited by Wyna Liu. Practise with Connections Unlimited.
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