Connections #1226 Answers – October 19, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1226 on Monday, October 19, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ALIBISBALLOONBLATHERBOILESCROWFLURRYFUMEGASHOT AIRMOHAWKMUFFINNUGGETSRAVERIBSTEAMWIND
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BOIL belongs to this group.
Green
BLATHER belongs to this group.
Blue
FLURRY belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
ALIBIS belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
SEETHE
Green category
ALL TALK
Blue category
"MC" THINGS AT MCDONALD'S
Purple (hardest) category
ENDING IN BIRDS
Connections #1226 answers
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SEETHEBOIL, FUME, RAVE, STEAM
ALL TALKBLATHER, GAS, HOT AIR, WIND
"MC" THINGS AT MCDONALD'SFLURRY, MUFFIN, NUGGETS, RIB
ENDING IN BIRDSALIBIS, BALLOON, ESCROW, MOHAWK
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What are the Connections answers for October 19, 2026?
SEETHE: BOIL, FUME, RAVE, STEAM. ALL TALK: BLATHER, GAS, HOT AIR, WIND. "MC" THINGS AT MCDONALD'S: FLURRY, MUFFIN, NUGGETS, RIB. ENDING IN BIRDS: ALIBIS, BALLOON, ESCROW, MOHAWK.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.