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Daily Strategy Companion | 2026-10-16

Today's Shuffled Clues

Click word to locate category
HUNGRY
SMARTIES
CYRUS
SPAN
HIPPO
NICK
LAOS
MARK
CHIP
CHAD
COOLIDGE
HUNGARY
SCRATCH
BULGARI
CHICKEN
PARAGUAY

NYT Connections Hints and Solutions for 16. October, 2026

Connections #1325 for Friday, October 16, 2026 puts 16 words on the board — including BULGARI, CHAD, CHICKEN — to sort into 4 groups of four. Each group has its own step-by-step hints below.

How NYT Connections Works

Connections challenges players to arrange 16 scrambled words into 4 distinct groups of 4 based on hidden common threads or associations. Beware of "red herrings" designed to fit into multiple categories.

Today's NYT Connections FAQ

How does today's NYT Connections puzzle work?

Connections #1325 (2026-10-16) has 16 words to sort into 4 groups of four, ranked from yellow (easiest) through green and blue to purple (trickiest).

Are there multi-word phrases on today's board?

None — all 16 words on today's board are single words.

What's the longest word on today's board?

PARAGUAY (8 letters).

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