{
  "id": 15820455,
  "title": "NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, October 21 (game #1228)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-wednesday-october-21-game-1228",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-21-october-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NYT Connections is a daily word game offered by The New York Times. Players are given four sets of words and must group them together based on a common theme. Today's game, numbered #1228, consists of six groups with varying levels of difficulty. The yellow group, considered the most challenging, includes classic children's games like Duck Duck Goose, Hot Potato, Leapfrog, and Musical Chairs. The green group, the easiest, features important people such as Alpha Dog, Big Cheese, Heavyweight, and Top Banana. Blue presents famous paintings including American Gothic, Campbell's Soup Can, Sunflowers, and The Scream. The purple group, the toughest, contains misleading names like English Horn, Grape-Nuts, Mantis Shrimp, and Sweetbread, none of which accurately describe the actual subject. Overall, NYT Connections offers a fun and engaging way to flex one's vocabulary and analytical skills.",
  "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 Wednesday, October 21 (game #962)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-wednesday-october-21-game-962",
        "published": "2026-10-20T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}