Skip to content
Today's answers

Connections Answer Today

Friday, October 23, 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 #1,230

Oct 23, 2026

The 16 words, then the solution.

DIRECTFRANKOPENVOCALDRIVEREXTENSIONPLUGINUPDATEDISTANCEFORCEPOWERTIMEDOUBLELOVEPHONESPINAL

The four categories

Reveal the four category names
FORTHRIGHTYellow
THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTERGreen
QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWERBlue
___ TAPPurple

The full answer

Reveal all four groups
FORTHRIGHTYellow
DIRECT, FRANK, OPEN, VOCAL
THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTERGreen
DRIVER, EXTENSION, PLUGIN, UPDATE
QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWERBlue
DISTANCE, FORCE, POWER, TIME
___ TAPPurple
DOUBLE, LOVE, PHONE, SPINAL

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 #1,027 · Oct 23, 2026
FIGUREIMAGINESUSPECTTHINKBEATBLENDFOLDSTIRBILLYBUCKJACKRAMDECIDERNAMESAKEREPORTVILLAGER
Reveal all four groups
PRESUMEYellow
FIGURE, IMAGINE, SUSPECT, THINK
COMBINE, AS BAKING INGREDIENTSGreen
BEAT, BLEND, FOLD, STIR
MALE ANIMALSBlue
BILLY, BUCK, JACK, RAM
ENDING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESPurple
DECIDER, NAMESAKE, REPORT, VILLAGER

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 #1,230 ran on Friday, October 23, 2026. Past puzzles are in theanswer archive.

Connections Game is an independent fan resource. Connections is created and owned by The New York Times.