Connections #1219 Answers – October 12, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1219 on Monday, October 12, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ABBREVIATIONALKYLAMIDEBEARCALAMARICONDITIONCONTRACTIONELISIONHANDLEMANDARINMELAMINENICKNAMESHAPESITUATIONSTANDSTATEWEATHER
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CONDITION belongs to this group.
Green
BEAR belongs to this group.
Blue
ABBREVIATION belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
ALKYLAMIDE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
STATUS
Green category
TOLERATE
Blue category
WORD SHORTENINGS, OFTEN
Purple (hardest) category
WORDS MADE USING U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS
Connections #1219 answers
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STATUSCONDITION, SHAPE, SITUATION, STATE
TOLERATEBEAR, HANDLE, STAND, WEATHER
WORD SHORTENINGS, OFTENABBREVIATION, CONTRACTION, ELISION, NICKNAME
WORDS MADE USING U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONSALKYLAMIDE, CALAMARI, MANDARIN, MELAMINE
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What are the Connections answers for October 12, 2026?
STATUS: CONDITION, SHAPE, SITUATION, STATE. TOLERATE: BEAR, HANDLE, STAND, WEATHER. WORD SHORTENINGS, OFTEN: ABBREVIATION, CONTRACTION, ELISION, NICKNAME. WORDS MADE USING U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS: ALKYLAMIDE, CALAMARI, MANDARIN, MELAMINE.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.