Connections #1236 Answers – October 29, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1236 on Thursday, October 29, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ANTARCTICACALICOCANDY CORNEMPERORGOTHICNEAPOLITANPARKING METERPAYPHONEPIGGY BANKROMANSANSTRAFFIC LIGHTTUXEDOTYPEWRITERWADDLEWISHING WELL
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
PARKING METER belongs to this group.
Green
ANTARCTICA belongs to this group.
Blue
GOTHIC belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CALICO belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
THINGS YOU PUT COINS INTO
Green category
ASSOCIATED WITH PENGUINS
Blue category
ENDS OF FAMOUS FONTS
Purple (hardest) category
THINGS THAT FEATURE THREE COLORS
Connections #1236 answers
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THINGS YOU PUT COINS INTOPARKING METER, PAYPHONE, PIGGY BANK, WISHING WELL
ASSOCIATED WITH PENGUINSANTARCTICA, EMPEROR, TUXEDO, WADDLE
ENDS OF FAMOUS FONTSGOTHIC, ROMAN, SANS, TYPEWRITER
THINGS THAT FEATURE THREE COLORSCALICO, CANDY CORN, NEAPOLITAN, TRAFFIC LIGHT
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What are the Connections answers for October 29, 2026?
THINGS YOU PUT COINS INTO: PARKING METER, PAYPHONE, PIGGY BANK, WISHING WELL. ASSOCIATED WITH PENGUINS: ANTARCTICA, EMPEROR, TUXEDO, WADDLE. ENDS OF FAMOUS FONTS: GOTHIC, ROMAN, SANS, TYPEWRITER. THINGS THAT FEATURE THREE COLORS: CALICO, CANDY CORN, NEAPOLITAN, TRAFFIC LIGHT.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.