The New York Times Connections puzzle for Monday, October 12, 2026, presents a unique challenge. For those seeking assistance, this guide offers hints, category themes, and the complete solution to help you conquer today's word groupings.
Hints for Today's Puzzle
For players who want a gentle nudge in the right direction, the following hints are provided:
- Yellow: How things are holding up.
- Green: Keep calm and carry on.
- Blue: Less is more!
- Purple: The mailman left a few clues inside...
Additional clues reveal that one group of words is hidden within others, and each group contains at least one word with the letter 'N'.
Individual word spoilers for each group are also available:
- Yellow: State
- Green: Stand
- Blue: Abbreviation
- Purple: Calamari
Today's Connections Categories
Revealing the underlying themes of the puzzle can significantly aid in solving it. The four categories for today's Connections puzzle are:
- Yellow: Status
- Green: Tolerate
- Blue: Word Shortenings, Often
- Purple: Words Made Using U.S. Postal Abbreviations
Full Solution
For those who wish to see the complete answer, the words are grouped as follows:
- Yellow: Status (Condition, Shape, Situation, State)
- Green: Tolerate (Bear, Handle, Stand, Weather)
- Blue: Word Shortenings, Often (Abbreviation, Contraction, Elision, Nickname)
- Purple: Words Made Using U.S. Postal Abbreviations (Alkylamide, Calamari, Mandarin, Melamine)
This puzzle featured a blend of vocabulary and clever wordplay, with the purple category proving particularly challenging due to its hidden words and specific theme. A new Connections puzzle is released daily at midnight.