{
  "id": 16840396,
  "title": "NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Oct. 28, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/nyt-connections-hints-today-meanings-for-each-word-for-oct-28-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-28T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/nyt-connections-hints-meanings-october-28-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For those seeking spoiler-free hints for today's NYT Connections puzzle, this article provides the essential meanings of each word without revealing the answers. Connections is currently trending, and Mashable offers daily hints and answers for various word games, including Connections, Wordle, and Strands.\n\nUnderstanding the meanings of the words can be a key clue to solving the puzzle. Connections regularly features words with unrelated meanings and visual clues. Some examples of meanings include:\n\n- Attachment: A digital file sent with an email\n- Body: Main part of a letter, article, or email\n- Signature: Unique mark on a document to prove identity\n- Subject: Main theme of conversation or academic branch\n- Attraction: Feeling of liking or interest toward someone\n- Crush: Strong, often temporary romantic liking\n- Feelings: Conscious, subjective experience of an emotion\n- Interest: Feeling that prompts special attention to something or someone\n- Curiosity: Desire to learn or discover something\n- Opportunity: Favorable time or circumstances to achieve a goal\n- Perseverance: Continued effort despite difficulties\n- Want: Desire to have something or need something\n- Spirit: Vital essence of a person or living thing\n- Coarse: Harsh, abrasive, or non-smooth surface\n- Rode: Past tense of ride, describing being on, carried by, or controlling an animal or vehicle\n- Rout: Overwhelming defeat in a battle, sports match, or election\n- Weigh: Ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance\n\nIf you've learned the meanings and still need assistance, check out the hints and answers for today's NYT Connections puzzle. For more puzzles and games, visit Mashable's games hub, which includes Mahjong, Sudoku, crossword, and more.",
  "summary": "Why is NYT Connections trending today? Explaining the meanings behind the clues for NYT Connections #1235.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}