{
  "id": 15515025,
  "title": "NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, October 19 (game #1226)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-monday-october-19-game-1226",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-18T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-19-october-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Today's NYT Connections puzzle (#1226) features the words MOHAWK, MUFFIN, HOT AIR BALLOON, RAVE, WIND, FLURRY, STEAM, GAS, RIB, FUME, ALIBIS, BLATHER, ESCROW, and NUGGETS. Players must group these words into four categories with shared themes. The first group, YELLOW, involves words meaning \"really angry\" - SEETHE, FUME, RAVE, and STEAM. The second group, GREEN, consists of words meaning \"mouthing off\" - BLATHER, GAS, HOT AIR, and WIND. The third group, BLUE, refers to \"available at Burger King’s rival\" - FLURRY, MUFFIN, NUGGETS, and RIB. Lastly, the purple group, ENDING IN BIRDS, includes ALIBIS, BALLOON, ESCROW, and MOHAWK. The Connections puzzle can be challenging, but with the provided hints and answers, players can successfully complete the game.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Quordle hints and answers for Monday, October 19 (game #1729)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-monday-october-19-game-1729",
        "published": "2026-10-18T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}