NYT Connections Answer Today (#1224) – 17 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 #1224 (published Saturday, 17 October 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:
- ALERT
- BOHÈME
- BREA
- CHIME
- DING
- FIDDLER
- HERMIT
- KING
- PAZ
- PING
- SCALA
- SHOT
- SNAP
- SNOW
- STILL
Definitions of the 16 Words
| ALERT | A notification that pops up on a device to flag something needing attention. |
| BOHÈME | A classic Puccini opera following the lives and loves of young artists in Paris. |
| BREA | A city in Southern California’s Orange County, known for its suburban shopping centers. |
| CHIME | A soft, musical tone, often used as a notification sound or produced by a bell-like instrument. |
| DING | A short, bright ringing sound, like the one an incoming message often makes. |
| FIDDLER | A crab named for the male’s oversized claw, which it waves in a motion that looks like playing an instrument. |
| HERMIT | A crab that doesn’t grow its own hard shell, so it borrows and lives inside empty snail shells. |
| KING | A crab prized in seafood markets for its large size and long, spiky legs. |
| PAZ | The administrative capital of Bolivia, sitting at a famously high altitude in the Andes. |
| PING | A quick electronic alert sound, also a term for a network signal used to test a connection. |
| A physical copy of a photograph, produced on paper rather than viewed on a screen. | |
| SCALA | A storied opera house in Milan, considered one of the most prestigious stages in the world. |
| SHOT | A single photograph captured at one moment, a term photographers use for an image they’ve taken. |
| SNAP | A casual word for taking a quick photograph, often with a phone. |
| SNOW | A crab harvested in cold northern waters, known for its long, slender legs and sweet meat. |
| STILL | A single static image, as opposed to a moving picture, often a frame pulled from film. |
General Hints
- Your phone probably made one of these sounds at some point today.
- Something a photographer does the instant before saying “say cheese.”
- These crustaceans come in all shapes, sizes, and coastlines.
- Each of these needs a short, two-letter word stuck in front to make sense.
Category Titles
- 🟨 Yellow: Digital Notifications
- 🟩 Green: Taking a Photo
- 🟦 Blue: Types of Crab
- 🟪 Purple: Words That Follow “La”
One Word per Category
- 🟨 Yellow: PING
- 🟩 Green: SNAP
- 🟦 Blue: KING
- 🟪 Purple: BREA
Complete Solution
The full breakdown is below — tap to reveal all four groups:
[CLICK TO REVEAL: Full Solution]
NYT Connections #1224 — Full Groups
- 🟨 Yellow: Digital Notifications → ALERT, CHIME, DING, PING
- 🟩 Green: Taking a Photo → PRINT, SHOT, SNAP, STILL
- 🟦 Blue: Types of Crab → FIDDLER, HERMIT, KING, SNOW
- 🟪 Purple: Words That Follow “La” → BOHÈME, BREA, PAZ, SCALA
The Purple group is the sneaky one — each word looks like it belongs to a totally different category until you notice “La” quietly fits in front of all four.
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