{
  "id": 15987376,
  "title": "NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for October 22, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/nyt-connections-hints-today-clues-answers-for-october-22-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-october-22-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Times' Connections puzzle for October 22, 2026, is expected to be of moderate difficulty, according to hints provided. Connections is a popular word game on the Times' Games section, created by associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu. Players are tasked with grouping four words that share a common thread, with 16 words provided in each puzzle. The game resets at midnight and offers varying levels of difficulty based on color-coded categories: yellow (easiest), green, blue, and purple (most challenging). Hints for today's categories are as follows: Yellow - Hold it, Green - Kinds of sculptures, Blue - American football positions, Purple - Starts of bedding. The answers to today's puzzle are: Parts to be grasped - GRIP, HANDLE, HILT, KNOB; Kinds of sculptures - BUST, MOBILE, RELIEF, STATUE; American football positions - END, GUARD, SAFETY, TACKLE; Starts of bedding - BLANK, COMFORT, PILL SHE.",
  "summary": "Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the \"common threads between words.\" How to solve the puzzle.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 21, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/wordle-today-answer-hints-for-october-21-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-21T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}