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Connections October 7, 2026: Hints & Answers (#1320)

edited by Wyna Liu.

Recap

The connections for this puzzle involved grouping terms into categories like saving items, types of rolls, Greek prefixes, and theater awards. Each group required understanding the common theme among the terms.

The sixteen tiles

The sixteen tiles as dealt. Reveal a group below to tint and caption its tiles here.

MUSICALCINNAMONTRIDENTHOT DOGSTICKYSQUIRRELMONOLOGUEPLAYBANKDICHOTOMYHAMBURGERSTORECHOREOGRAPHYSTASHORCHESTRATIONSTETRACYCLINE

Connections hints, one rung at a time

Six rungs, softest first. The recap above already named the groups, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.

  1. Four one-line nudges, one per group

    The softest hint there is.

    Yellow
    Set aside
    Green
    Food rolls
    Blue
    Number prefixes
    Purple
    Theater awards
  2. What linked each group, described

    Still no titles and no tiles named.

    Yellow group

    These words are about putting things away for later use, often in a safe place.

    Green group

    These are types of rolls you might find on a menu or in a bakery.

    Blue group

    These words come from Greek and are used to describe quantities or relationships.

    Purple group

    These categories are recognized in a prestigious annual awards ceremony for theater.

  3. Board facts

    Counted off the sixteen printed tiles.

    Sixteen tiles, four groups of four, ordered yellow → green → blue → purple from most to least obvious. 1 of the sixteen tile was more than one word.

    Tiles
    16 across 4 groups
    Longest tile
    14 characters
    Shortest tile
    4 characters
    Multi-word tiles
    1
    Back to the sixteen tiles
  4. The trap on this board

    Which tiles pulled in two directions.

    Some cards could fit into more than one group, especially 'STORE' and 'PLAY', which might seem related to multiple themes. Be cautious with 'MONOLOGUE' and 'TRIDENT' as well.

  5. The four category titles

    Half the answer.

    Yellow
    SAVE FOR LATER
    Green
    KINDS OF BUNS
    Blue
    GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXES
    Purple
    BEST ___ TONY AWARDS
  6. One tile from each group

    The anchor most people misplaced, matched to its title.

    Yellow — SAVE FOR LATER
    SQUIRREL
    Green — KINDS OF BUNS
    STICKY
    Blue — GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXES
    TETRACYCLINE
    Purple — BEST ___ TONY AWARDS
    ORCHESTRATIONS
    Open the full groupings

Every Connections group from that board

All four groups, folded. Opening one tints its four tiles above and captions them with the category name.

  • Yellow group · 4 tiles

    SAVE FOR LATER

    BANK, SQUIRREL, STASH, STORE. The yellow group, 'SAVE FOR LATER', includes 'BANK', 'SQUIRREL', 'STASH', and 'STORE'.

  • Green group · 4 tiles

    KINDS OF BUNS

    CINNAMON, HAMBURGER, HOT DOG, STICKY. The green group, 'KINDS OF BUNS', consists of 'CINNAMON', 'HAMBURGER', 'HOT DOG', and 'STICKY'.

  • Blue group · 4 tiles

    GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXES

    DICHOTOMY, MONOLOGUE, TETRACYCLINE, TRIDENT. The blue group, 'GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXES', comprises 'DICHOTOMY', 'MONOLOGUE', 'TETRACYCLINE', and 'TRIDENT'.

  • Purple group · 4 tiles

    BEST ___ TONY AWARDS

    CHOREOGRAPHY, MUSICAL, ORCHESTRATIONS, PLAY. The purple group, 'BEST ___ TONY AWARDS', features 'CHOREOGRAPHY', 'MUSICAL', 'ORCHESTRATIONS', and 'PLAY'.

This board by the numbers

Puzzle
(#1320) · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Tiles
16 in a 4 × 4 grid
Groups
4, yellow to purple
Multi-word tiles
1
Longest tile
ORCHESTRATIONS
Mistakes allowed
4 before the board locked

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