NYT Connections October 15 2026 Answers

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

Puzzle 1,222Edited by Wyna Liu

TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD

In its starting order:

SMOKEBASKETDRYFOOTVOLLEYCANNONRUNPICKLEBASEGOALFORGEFOUNDATIONCURERACINEBOTTOMTOUCHDOWN

CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS

Yellow: WAYS TO PRESERVE FOOD

Green: THINGS YOU CAN SCORE IN SPORTS

Blue: LOWEST PART

Purple: LOW LANDFORMS WITH A LETTER CHANGED

WAYS TO PRESERVE FOODCURE, DRY, PICKLE, SMOKE

THINGS YOU CAN SCORE IN SPORTSBASKET, GOAL, RUN, TOUCHDOWN

LOWEST PARTBASE, BOTTOM, FOOT, FOUNDATION

LOW LANDFORMS WITH A LETTER CHANGEDCANNON, FORGE, RACINE, VOLLEY

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