Connections Hint Today: Answers for Oct. 15, # 1,222 - CNET

Here are today’s Connections hints and answers for NYT Connections No. 1,222 on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. I completely fell for the red herring, spotting a bunch of sports words that usually go with “ball” and trying to make a group that way. I failed. 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: Keep some chow for a long time.

Green group hint: I made the points!

Blue group hint: Way down.

Purple group hint: Change one letter and make a piece of land that’s not high up.

Yellow group: Ways to preserve food.

Green group: Things you can score in sports.

Blue group: Lowest part.

Purple group:Low landforms...

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