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Connections Answer Today

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Two puzzles, two answers: the New York Times Connections for today, and today's daily board in our own Connections Unlimited game. Only want a nudge? Start with the hints instead.

1. NYT Connections #1,213

Oct 6, 2026

The 16 words, then the solution.

BERKSHIRECITIGOLDMANMERRILLADIRONDACKEAMESWINDSORWINGBACKCOMFORTDAYSHAMPTONHOLIDAYCATSKILLKNICKKNACKPIANOFORTESTABILITY

The four categories

Reveal the four category names
FINANCIAL FIRMS, FOR SHORTYellow
KINDS OF CHAIRSGreen
___ INN HOTELSBlue
ENDING IN TALENTSPurple

The full answer

Reveal all four groups
FINANCIAL FIRMS, FOR SHORTYellow
BERKSHIRE, CITI, GOLDMAN, MERRILL
KINDS OF CHAIRSGreen
ADIRONDACK, EAMES, WINDSOR, WINGBACK
___ INN HOTELSBlue
COMFORT, DAYS, HAMPTON, HOLIDAY
ENDING IN TALENTSPurple
CATSKILL, KNICKKNACK, PIANOFORTE, STABILITY

2. Connections Unlimited on Connections Game

today's daily board

Our Daily mode rotates through 1,225 boards and rolls over at midnight in your own time zone, so this is the board you get today.

Daily #1,010 · Oct 6, 2026
EARTHWORMEELSALAMANDERSLUGLIKELITERALLYUMWELLDASHDROPPINCHSPLASHFASTFINGERJUNKSOUL
Reveal all four groups
SLIMY ANIMALSYellow
EARTHWORM, EEL, SALAMANDER, SLUG
FILLER WORDSGreen
LIKE, LITERALLY, UM, WELL
LITTLE BIT, IN A RECIPEBlue
DASH, DROP, PINCH, SPLASH
___ FOODPurple
FAST, FINGER, JUNK, SOUL

How the colours work

Both games rank their four groups by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green, then blue, and purple is usually the trickiest — that is where the wordplay, hidden letters and category-within-a-category tricks live.

Connections #1,213 ran on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Past puzzles are in the answer archive.

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