Connections Hint Today: Answer for Oct. 8, #1215 - CNET

Here are today’s Connections hints and answers for NYT Connections No. 1215 on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. Today’s Connections puzzle has an especially goofy purple category. Movie fans might do better than most, but you’re still going to have to hunt for words buried inside other words. We’ll give you a hint for each color group first, then reveal today’s Connections answers further down.

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 (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Obey the instructions.

Green group hint: I’m better than you.

Blue group hint: Group of more than two, less than four.

Purple group hint: Hunt inside the words for surnames of actors.

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Today’s Connections answers

Yellow group: Follows, as rules.

Green group: Outdo.

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