NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, October 12 (game #1219)
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.
Today's NYT Connections puzzle, game #1219, features the words CALAMARI, MANDARIN, STATE, ABBREVIATION, NICKNAME, HANDLE, SHAPE, WEATHER CONDITION, CONTRACTION, and SITUATION. The game consists of four groups, each with its own theme and difficulty level: yellow (easy), green (medium), blue (hard), and purple (very hard).
For the yellow group, the theme is STATUS, with the words CONDITION, SHAPE, SITUATION, and STATE. The green group is about TOLERATE, and its words are BEAR, HANDLE, STAND, and WEATHER. The blue group focuses on WORD SHORTENINGS, OFTEN, and includes ABBREVIATION, CONTRACTION, ELISION, and NICKNAME. Finally, the purple group, which is the most challenging, revolves around WORDS MADE USING U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS, featuring CALAMARI, MANDARIN, STATE, ABBREVIATION, NICKNAME, HANDLE, SHAPE, and WEATHER CONDITION.
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