Connections #1230 Answers – October 23, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1230 on Friday, October 23, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
DIRECTDISTANCEDOUBLEDRIVEREXTENSIONFORCEFRANKLOVEOPENPHONEPLUGINPOWERSPINALTIMEUPDATEVOCAL
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
DIRECT belongs to this group.
Green
DRIVER belongs to this group.
Blue
DISTANCE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
DOUBLE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
FORTHRIGHT
Green category
THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTER
Blue category
QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWER
Purple (hardest) category
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Connections #1230 answers
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FORTHRIGHTDIRECT, FRANK, OPEN, VOCAL
THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTERDRIVER, EXTENSION, PLUGIN, UPDATE
QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWERDISTANCE, FORCE, POWER, TIME
___ TAPDOUBLE, LOVE, PHONE, SPINAL
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What are the Connections answers for October 23, 2026?
FORTHRIGHT: DIRECT, FRANK, OPEN, VOCAL. THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTER: DRIVER, EXTENSION, PLUGIN, UPDATE. QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWER: DISTANCE, FORCE, POWER, TIME. ___ TAP: DOUBLE, LOVE, PHONE, SPINAL.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.