Puzzle Overview
Here are today’s Connections hints and answers for NYT Connections No. 1,235 on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.
Today’s Connections hints
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough purple group.
Yellow group hint: Think Valentine’s Day.
Green group hint: Electronic messages.
Blue group hint: Checking out the red planet.
Purple group hint: Sounds like something you might travel on.
Group Breakdown
Yellow group: Romantic liking.
Green group: Components of an email.
Blue group: NASA Mars rovers.
Purple group: Homophones of paths.
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The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is romantic liking.
The four answers are attraction, crush, feelings and interest.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is components of an email.
The four answers are attachment, body, signature and subject.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is NASA Mars rovers.
The four answers are Curiosity, Opportunity, Perseverance and Spirit.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is homophones of paths.
The four answers are coarse (course), rode (road), rout (route) and weigh (way).
Gameplay Rules
In Connections, you look at a grid of 16 words and pick four words that have a connection to one another. You do this four times until all 16 words in the puzzle are grouped. The tough part is that puzzle editor Wyna Liu chooses words that could fit in multiple groups.
The game also features a Connections Bot to analyze your answers and track your progress and stats over time.
