Connections #1218 Answers – October 11, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1218 on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
APPLYCABLEELECTRICITYEMPLOYGLOVESHARNESSICE SCRAPERINTERNETMAPPATRICKPERUSEPHONEREGISTRATIONSYNTACTICUTILIZEWIELD
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
APPLY belongs to this group.
Green
CABLE belongs to this group.
Blue
GLOVES belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
EMPLOY belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
PUT TO USE
Green category
MONTHLY BILLS
Blue category
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENT
Purple (hardest) category
ENDING IN GAMBITS
Connections #1218 answers
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PUT TO USEAPPLY, HARNESS, UTILIZE, WIELD
MONTHLY BILLSCABLE, ELECTRICITY, INTERNET, PHONE
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENTGLOVES, ICE SCRAPER, MAP, REGISTRATION
ENDING IN GAMBITSEMPLOY, PATRICK, PERUSE, SYNTACTIC
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What are the Connections answers for October 11, 2026?
PUT TO USE: APPLY, HARNESS, UTILIZE, WIELD. MONTHLY BILLS: CABLE, ELECTRICITY, INTERNET, PHONE. THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENT: GLOVES, ICE SCRAPER, MAP, REGISTRATION. ENDING IN GAMBITS: EMPLOY, PATRICK, PERUSE, SYNTACTIC.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.