Connections #1212 Answers – October 5, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1212 on Monday, October 5, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ADVISORYCHESSCONTENTEXPLICITGRAPHICIRONINGMESSAGEPARENTPEACEFULPLACIDPLEASESAPPHIRESERENESLOANSTRONGSUGGESTIVE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CONTENT belongs to this group.
Green
EXPLICIT belongs to this group.
Blue
ADVISORY belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
PARENT belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
CALM
Green category
ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENT
Blue category
KINDS OF BOARDS
Purple (hardest) category
ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIRE
Connections #1212 answers
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CALMCONTENT, PEACEFUL, PLACID, SERENE
ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENTEXPLICIT, GRAPHIC, STRONG, SUGGESTIVE
KINDS OF BOARDSADVISORY, CHESS, IRONING, MESSAGE
ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIREPARENT, PLEASE, SAPPHIRE, SLOAN
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What are the Connections answers for October 5, 2026?
CALM: CONTENT, PEACEFUL, PLACID, SERENE. ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENT: EXPLICIT, GRAPHIC, STRONG, SUGGESTIVE. KINDS OF BOARDS: ADVISORY, CHESS, IRONING, MESSAGE. ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIRE: PARENT, PLEASE, SAPPHIRE, SLOAN.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.