Connections #1223 Answers – October 16, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1223 on Friday, October 16, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BULGARICHADCHICKENCHIPCOOLIDGECYRUSHIPPOHUNGARYHUNGRYLAOSMARKNICKPARAGUAYSCRATCHSMARTIESSPAN
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CHIP belongs to this group.
Green
CHAD belongs to this group.
Blue
BULGARI belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CHICKEN belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS
Green category
LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
Blue category
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MINUS A LETTER
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH WORDS FOR "STYLISH"
Connections #1223 answers
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SURFACE IMPERFECTIONSCHIP, MARK, NICK, SCRATCH
LANDLOCKED COUNTRIESCHAD, HUNGARY, LAOS, PARAGUAY
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MINUS A LETTERBULGARI, CYRUS, HUNGRY, SPAN
STARTING WITH WORDS FOR "STYLISH"CHICKEN, COOLIDGE, HIPPO, SMARTIES
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What are the Connections answers for October 16, 2026?
SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS: CHIP, MARK, NICK, SCRATCH. LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES: CHAD, HUNGARY, LAOS, PARAGUAY. EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MINUS A LETTER: BULGARI, CYRUS, HUNGRY, SPAN. STARTING WITH WORDS FOR "STYLISH": CHICKEN, COOLIDGE, HIPPO, SMARTIES.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.