A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, October 25 (game #1232).
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #1233) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- WELCOME
- HALLOWEEK
- CHILLING
- TOY
- YOGA
- JAWN
- SPORTING
- PRAYER
- PSYCHS
- HOUND
- MANAGING
- WRESTLING
- SAME OLD
- HOSTED
- HERDING
- NOT BAD
NYT Connections today (game #1233) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Answers to a personal question
- GREEN: Add something like a small carpet
- BLUE: Classy canines
- PURPLE: Alterations to scary films
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #1233) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: RESPONSES TO "HOW ARE YOU?"
- GREEN: KINDS OF MATS
- BLUE: AKC DOG BREED GROUPS
- PURPLE: HORROR MOVIES WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1233) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1233, are…
- YELLOW: RESPONSES TO "HOW ARE YOU?": CHILLING, MANAGING, NOT BAD, SAME OLD
- GREEN: KINDS OF MATS: PRAYER, WELCOME, WRESTLING, YOGA
- BLUE: AKC DOG BREED GROUPS: HERDING, HOUND, SPORTING, TOY
- PURPLE: HORROR MOVIES WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED: HALLOWEEK, HOSTED, JAWN, PSYCHS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 mistake
The fact that I escaped today with just one mistake from this game is a miracle, as I had absolutely no clue about any of the groups. The closest I got to being confident was the yellow group, where I had a minor wobble over MANAGING but convinced myself that they were all something to do with therapy.
My mistake came with collecting the four KINDS OF MATS, where I had TOY instead of WELCOME and figured it out after getting the “one away” pop-up.
Down to the final eight I couldn’t see any links at all beyond JAWN and PSYCHS both being odd words and HOUND and SPORTING sounding like they belonged together. I added TOY and HERDING for the hell of it and was thrilled to land a correct set.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, October 25, 2026, game #1232)
- YELLOW: STEAL: BOOST, PALM, POCKET, SWIPE
- GREEN: PASTA SHAPES: BOW TIE, ELBOW, SHELL, WAGON WHEEL
- BLUE: FICTIONAL TOMS: RIPLEY, SAWYER, SWIFT, THUMB
- PURPLE: THINGS THAT CAN BE SNAPPED: FINGERS, FOOTBALL, GLOW STICK, RUBBER BAND
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.