NYT Connections October 16 2026 Answers
The Friday 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:
HUNGARYHUNGRYHIPPOCHICKENCHIPCHADCOOLIDGECYRUSSPANMARKLAOSNICKPARAGUAYSMARTIESBULGARISCRATCH
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS
Green: LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
Blue: EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MINUS A LETTER
Purple: STARTING WITH WORDS FOR "STYLISH"
SURFACE IMPERFECTIONSCHIP, MARK, NICK, SCRATCH
LANDLOCKED COUNTRIESCHAD, HUNGARY, LAOS, PARAGUAY
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MINUS A LETTERBULGARI, CYRUS, HUNGRY, SPAN
STARTING WITH WORDS FOR "STYLISH"CHICKEN, COOLIDGE, HIPPO, SMARTIES
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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