NYT Connections Answers — October 12, 2026
Today's Connections puzzle sorted sixteen words into four groups covering synonyms for status, verbs meaning tolerate, types of word shortenings, and words built from U.S. postal abbreviations.
Today's four groups
Answers are hidden below — tap to reveal them, easiest (yellow) to trickiest (purple).
How to Play Connections
Connections gives you a grid of 16 words. Your job is to sort them into four hidden groups of four that share something in common — without using more than four mistakes. Groups are color-coded by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green, blue, and finally the purple group, which usually hides a wordplay twist.
Watch out for words that look like they fit multiple groups — the puzzle is designed so the obvious grouping is often a trap. Solve the three easier groups first and the last four words fall into place.