NYT Connections October 12 2026 Answers

The Monday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.

Puzzle 1,219Edited by Wyna Liu

TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD

In its starting order:

CALAMARIMANDARINSTATEABBREVIATIONNICKNAMEHANDLESHAPEWEATHERCONDITIONCONTRACTIONSITUATIONBEARALKYLAMIDESTANDELISIONMELAMINE

CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS

Yellow: STATUS

Green: TOLERATE

Blue: WORD SHORTENINGS, OFTEN

Purple: WORDS MADE USING U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS

STATUSCONDITION, SHAPE, SITUATION, STATE

TOLERATEBEAR, HANDLE, STAND, WEATHER

WORD SHORTENINGS, OFTENABBREVIATION, CONTRACTION, ELISION, NICKNAME

WORDS MADE USING U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONSALKYLAMIDE, CALAMARI, MANDARIN, MELAMINE

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