NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, October 29 (game #1236)

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Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +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 Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, October 28 (game #1235) . 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 #1236) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are TUXEDO TRAFFIC LIGHT ROMAN EMPEROR PARKING METER CANDY CORN NEAPOLITAN PIGGY BANK TYPEWRITER WISHING WELL GOTHIC ANTARCTICA CALICO WADDLE SANS PAYPHONE NYT Connections today (game #1236) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Insert cash in these GREEN: All linked to a non-flying bird BLUE:
Type with missing words PURPLE: Triple shade 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 #1236) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: THINGS YOU PUT COINS INTO GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH PENGUINS BLUE: ENDS OF FAMOUS FONTS PURPLE: THINGS THAT FEATURE THREE COLORS Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. TechRadar 5-star reviewed devices Dyson HushJet Mini Cool Fan 99.99 View See all prices JBL Xtreme 5 329.99 249.61 View See all prices LG OLED evo AI C6 55-inch TV (2026) 1,699.99 1,399.98 View See all prices DJI Lito X1 369 View See all prices Dali Kupid 299 View See all prices De'Longhi Dedica Duo 187.20 View See all prices We check over 250 million products
every day for the best prices NYT Connections today (game #1236) - the
answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1236, are YELLOW: THINGS YOU PUT COINS INTO: PARKING METER, PAYPHONE, PIGGY BANK, WISHING WELL GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH PENGUINS: ANTARCTICA,
EMPEROR, TUXEDO, WADDLE BLUE: ENDS OF FAMOUS FONTS: GOTHIC, ROMAN, SANS, TYPEWRITER PURPLE: THINGS THAT FEATURE THREE COLORS: CALICO, CANDY CORN, NEAPOLITAN, TRAFFIC LIGHT My rating: Hard My score: 1 mistake When I was a full-time journalist, I was a peak procrastinator and would often spend ages choosing the exact font for an article instead of just sticking with one (I think it may be apparent here why I am a former full-time journalist).

I came to peace with it in the end and considered it part of the thinking process but it also meant that the tiles SANS, ROMAN, TYPEWRITER and GOTHIC immediately jumped out at me. Not that Id ever write anything using Comic
Sans of course (people have been sentenced to prison for less).

From here I thought I spotted four types of penguins and included CALICO instead of WADDLE because I had some vague memory of Calico penguins when I should have been thinking of Calico cats. Anyway, no harm done as I got them with the next go and escaped with just one mistake. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, October 28, 2026, game #1235) YELLOW:
ROMANTIC LIKING: ATTRACTION, CRUSH, FEELINGS, INTEREST GREEN: COMPONENTS OF
AN EMAIL: ATTACHMENT, BODY, SIGNATURE, SUBJECT BLUE: NASA MARS ROVERS: CURIOSITY, OPPORTUNITY, PERSEVERANCE, SPIRIT PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF PATHS: COARSE, RODE, ROUT, WEIGH 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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