NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, October 21 (game #1228)

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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead
then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, October 20 (game #1227) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know
the answers. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: NYT Connections today (game #1228) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are ENGLISH HORN LEAPFROG ALPHA DOG SWEETBREAD HOT POTATO MANTIS SHRIMP SUNFLOWERS BIG CHEESE AMERICAN GOTHIC GRAPE-NUTS CAMPBELL'S SOUP CAN DUCK DUCK GOOSE TOP BANANA THE SCREAM MUSICAL CHAIRS HEAVYWEIGHT NYT Connections today (game #1228) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Playground
contests GREEN: Main character energy BLUE: Iconic artworks PURPLE: Very misleading names Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. NYT Connections today (game #1228) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: CLASSIC CHILDREN'S GAMES GREEN: IMPORTANT PERSON BLUE: FAMOUS PAINTINGS PURPLE: DOUBLE MISNOMERS (NEITHER WORD IS AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION) Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF
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every day for the best prices NYT Connections today (game #1228) - the
answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1228, are YELLOW: CLASSIC CHILDREN'S GAMES: DUCK DUCK GOOSE, HOT
POTATO, LEAPFROG, MUSICAL CHAIRS GREEN: IMPORTANT PERSON: ALPHA DOG, BIG CHEESE, HEAVYWEIGHT, TOP BANANA BLUE: FAMOUS PAINTINGS: AMERICAN GOTHIC, CAMPBELL'S SOUP CAN, SUNFLOWERS, THE SCREAM PURPLE: DOUBLE MISNOMERS (NEITHER WORD IS AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION): ENGLISH HORN, GRAPE-NUTS, MANTIS SHRIMP, SWEETBREAD My rating: Easy My score: Perfect Its been a while since Ive completed a game in yellow-green-blue-purple difficulty order, something I never do deliberately but which I always find oddly satisfying when it happens.

Yesterdays Strands featured DUCK DUCK GOOSE, so I was immediately drawn to begin with that and the other CLASSIC CHILDRENS GAMES my favorite when I was a mischievous eight-year-old was a game called Knock Down Ginger which involved ringing peoples doorbells and running away. A bit mean, in
hindsight, and now something that Ring Doorbells have possibly seen the end of.

DOUBLE MISNOMERS (NEITHER WORD IS AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION) is an excellent group, but my ignorance of three of the four tiles prevented me from making the connection; the only one I was familiar with was GRAPE NUTS, a cereal whose absence of grapes and nuts has always puzzled me. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, October 20, 2026, game #1227) YELLOW: FINISH: CLOSE, END, STOP, WRAP GREEN: LACKEY: MINION, POODLE, PUPPET, STOOGE BLUE: MUSTACHES: CHEVRON, HORSESHOE, PENCIL, WALRUS PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF DISNEY CHARACTERS: ARIAL, BELL, DOCK, MINI What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green
is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as
you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there
are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.



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