NYT Connections October 11 2026 Answers
The Sunday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD
In its starting order:
HARNESSMAPPERUSEPHONEGLOVESCABLEAPPLYPATRICKELECTRICITYWIELDICE SCRAPERUTILIZEEMPLOYREGISTRATIONSYNTACTICINTERNET
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: PUT TO USE
Green: MONTHLY BILLS
Blue: THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENT
Purple: ENDING IN GAMBITS
PUT TO USEAPPLY, HARNESS, UTILIZE, WIELD
MONTHLY BILLSCABLE, ELECTRICITY, INTERNET, PHONE
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENTGLOVES, ICE SCRAPER, MAP, REGISTRATION
ENDING IN GAMBITSEMPLOY, PATRICK, PERUSE, SYNTACTIC
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
HOW CONNECTIONS WORKS
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 are allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight. Play free at nytimes.com.
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