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Connections Hint Today: Answers for Oct. 12, No. 1,219 - CNET

Here are today’s Connections hints and answers for NYT Connections No. 1,219 on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. Today’s Connections puzzle features a real stumper of a purple category. I get it now, but I never would have made the connections. 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: Position or rank.

Green group hint: Grit your teeth and get through it.

Blue group hint: Squash that word.

Purple group hint: Think about those two-letter state abbreviations.

Yellow group: Status.

Green group: Tolerate.

Blue group: Word shortenings, often.

Purple group: Words made using US postal abbreviations.

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