{
  "id": 11302953,
  "title": "NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #1209)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-friday-october-2-game-1209",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-2-october-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's NYT Connections puzzle, game #1209, features the words LITTLE, REAL ESTATE, COMMON, RING, INDEX FUND, BANKROLL, STANDARD, MIDDLE, STOCK, SUPPORT, BACK, NUMBER, ROUTINE, TIMER. Players must group these words into four categories, each with four words that share a common theme.\n\nHere are the group hints for today's NYT Connections puzzle:\n1. YELLOW: Put some money behind it\n2. GREEN: Digits\n3. BLUE: Pretty ordinary\n4. PURPLE: Begin with a word that rhymes with \"rhyme\"\n\nThe answers to today's NYT Connections puzzle are as follows:\n1. YELLOW: FINANCE (BACK, BANKROLL, FUND, SUPPORT)\n2. GREEN: FINGERS (INDEX, LITTLE, MIDDLE, RING)\n3. BLUE: CUSTOMARY (COMMON, ROUTINE, STANDARD, STOCK)\n4. PURPLE: PRIME_____ (NUMBER, REAL ESTATE, RIB, TIME)\n\nThis Connections puzzle is rated as easy with a perfect score.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #943)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-friday-october-2-game-943",
        "published": "2026-10-01T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}