🎯 NYT Connections hints

Connections Hint Today: Clues & Answers for #1312 (Sunday, October 11, 2026)

Stuck on today's 16-word grid? We provide progressive, spoiler-free hints to help you group today's Connections cards yourself, with full reveals kept locked away until you need them.

Sunday, October 11, 2026 Editor: Wyna Liu

Today's Connections Board

The 16 words are scrambled in a stable order so the answer groups are not exposed by their positions.

APPLY

UTILIZE

CABLE

ICE SCRAPER

EMPLOY

MAP

GLOVES

REGISTRATION

HARNESS

WIELD

INTERNET

PHONE

ELECTRICITY

PERUSE

PATRICK

SYNTACTIC

Step-by-Step Category Hints

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Yellow (Easiest)

1. Reveal a vague hint

The generated clue is temporarily unavailable. Reveal one sample word if you need another nudge.

2. Reveal one word

APPLY

3. Reveal the group title

PUT TO USE

Green (Medium)

1. Reveal a vague hint

The generated clue is temporarily unavailable. Reveal one sample word if you need another nudge.

2. Reveal one word

CABLE

3. Reveal the group title

MONTHLY BILLS

Blue (Medium+)

1. Reveal a vague hint

The generated clue is temporarily unavailable. Reveal one sample word if you need another nudge.

2. Reveal one word

GLOVES

3. Reveal the group title

THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENT

Purple (Trickiest)

1. Reveal a vague hint

The generated clue is temporarily unavailable. Reveal one sample word if you need another nudge.

2. Reveal one word

EMPLOY

3. Reveal the group title

ENDING IN GAMBITS

Today's Difficulty Commentary

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NYT Connections Answers Today

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PUT TO USE

APPLYHARNESSUTILIZEWIELD

MONTHLY BILLS

CABLEELECTRICITYINTERNETPHONE

THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENT

GLOVESICE SCRAPERMAPREGISTRATION

ENDING IN GAMBITS

EMPLOYPATRICKPERUSESYNTACTIC