NYT Connections Answer Today (#1214) – 7 Oct 2026 Solution & Hints
- About Today’s Connections
- The 16 Words
- Definitions of the 16 Words
- General Hints
- Category Titles
- One Word per Category
- Complete Solution (Click to Reveal)
About Today’s Connections
Puzzle #1214 (published October 7, 2026). Sort 16 words into four groups of four, based on a hidden connection. Some words look like they belong together and don’t — that’s by design.
The 16 Words
Here are the 16 words, sorted alphabetically to avoid spoilers:
- Bank
- Choreography
- Cinnamon
- Dichotomy
- Hamburger
- Hot Dog
- Monologue
- Musical
- Orchestrations
- Play
- Squirrel
- Stash
- Sticky
- Store
- Tetracycline
- Trident
Definitions of the 16 Words
| Bank | A financial institution where people deposit and manage money, or the sloped edge running alongside a river. |
| Choreography | The art of designing and arranging a sequence of dance movements for a performance. |
| Cinnamon | A warm, sweet-smelling spice ground from the dried bark of certain tropical trees. |
| Dichotomy | A split between two things that are presented as sharply opposed or mutually exclusive. |
| Hamburger | A cooked patty of ground beef, typically tucked into a split round roll. |
| Hot Dog | A long, thin sausage served inside a sliced bun and usually topped with condiments. |
| Monologue | An extended speech delivered by a single speaker, often a dramatic highlight in a play or film. |
| Musical | A theatrical production that advances its story through a mix of songs, dialogue, and dance. |
| Orchestrations | Arrangements of a piece of music written out for performance by a full ensemble or orchestra. |
| Play | A dramatic work composed to be performed live by actors in front of an audience. |
| Squirrel | A small, bushy-tailed rodent recognized for burying food to retrieve later in the season. |
| Stash | A hidden reserve of something set aside for use at a future time. |
| Sticky | Having a tacky, adhesive quality that makes surfaces cling to whatever touches them. |
| Store | A retail business that sells goods, or, as a verb, to keep something safe until it’s needed. |
| Tetracycline | A class of antibiotic medicine prescribed to fight off certain bacterial infections. |
| Trident | A three-pronged spear, traditionally the signature weapon of mythological sea gods. |
General Hints
- Yellow: Think about what you do with something valuable when you want to keep it safe for a later date.
- Green: These baked, bread-based items come in sweet breakfast form and savory cookout form alike.
- Blue: Every entry opens with a classical root that quietly points to a specific small number.
- Purple: Each word finishes a phrase that names a trophy category handed out on Broadway’s biggest night.
Category Titles
- 🟨 Yellow: Save for Later
- 🟩 Green: Kinds of Buns
- 🟦 Blue: Greek Numerical Prefixes
- 🟪 Purple: Best ____ (Tony Awards)
One Word per Category
- 🟨 Yellow: STASH
- 🟩 Green: STICKY
- 🟦 Blue: TRIDENT
- 🟪 Purple: MUSICAL
Complete Solution
The full breakdown is below — tap to reveal all four groups:
[CLICK TO REVEAL: Full Solution]
NYT Connections #1214 — Full Groups
- 🟨 Yellow: Save for Later → BANK, SQUIRREL, STASH, STORE
- 🟩 Green: Kinds of Buns → CINNAMON, HAMBURGER, HOT DOG, STICKY
- 🟦 Blue: Greek Numerical Prefixes → DICHOTOMY, MONOLOGUE, TETRACYCLINE, TRIDENT
- 🟪 Purple: Best ____ (Tony Awards) → CHOREOGRAPHY, MUSICAL, ORCHESTRATIONS, PLAY
The purple group plays it coy, hiding four ordinary-looking words that only reveal their shared Tony Awards lineage once you mentally slot “Best” in front of each one.
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