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Puzzle #1,212

Yesterday's Connections Answer

Monday, October 5, 2026

The 16 words

CONTENTPEACEFULPLACIDSERENEEXPLICITGRAPHICSTRONGSUGGESTIVEADVISORYCHESSIRONINGMESSAGEPARENTPLEASESAPPHIRESLOAN

The four categories

Reveal the four category names
CALMYellow
ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENTGreen
KINDS OF BOARDSBlue
ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIREPurple

The full answer

Reveal all four groups
CALMYellow
CONTENT, PEACEFUL, PLACID, SERENE
ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENTGreen
EXPLICIT, GRAPHIC, STRONG, SUGGESTIVE
KINDS OF BOARDSBlue
ADVISORY, CHESS, IRONING, MESSAGE
ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIREPurple
PARENT, PLEASE, SAPPHIRE, SLOAN

Connections #1,212 ran on Monday, October 5, 2026. Every puzzle we have is collected in the answer archive, grouped by year.

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