Yesterday · Puzzle #1,319
Yesterday's Connections Answer
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Updated
Spoiler-safe. Nothing is grouped until you open it. Start with a single nudge per group, then the category names, then the full solution only if you need it.
That day's 16 words
the grid, ungroupedBLOWOUTROMPROUTSWEEPCHANNELINPUTPOWERVOLUMEHIGHLIGHTSRECAPSCORESSTATSCONDITIONERGUITARKISSQUOTES
Hints by group
reveal only what you needYellowgroupeasiest
See a hint
One of these four is SWEEP
See the category
DECISIVE VICTORY
See the 4 words
BLOWOUT · ROMP · ROUT · SWEEP
Greengroupmedium
See a hint
One answer is VOLUME
See the category
CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTE
See the 4 words
CHANNEL · INPUT · POWER · VOLUME
Bluegrouptricky
See a hint
STATS belongs here
See the category
FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOW
See the 4 words
HIGHLIGHTS · RECAP · SCORES · STATS
Purplegrouphardest
See a hint
QUOTES belongs here
See the category
AIR ___
See the 4 words
CONDITIONER · GUITAR · KISS · QUOTES
The four categories
Reveal the four category names
DECISIVE VICTORYYellow
CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTEGreen
FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOWBlue
AIR ___Purple
The full answer
Reveal all four groups
DECISIVE VICTORYYellow
BLOWOUT · ROMP · ROUT · SWEEP
CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTEGreen
CHANNEL · INPUT · POWER · VOLUME
FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOWBlue
HIGHLIGHTS · RECAP · SCORES · STATS
AIR ___Purple
CONDITIONER · GUITAR · KISS · QUOTES
Background & guide
Yesterday's Connections, explained
Here are the four groups from yesterday's Connections, sorted from the easiest yellow group to the trickiest purple. If you came close but missed by one, it was probably the purple category — that's where the New York Times usually hides the wordplay and the misdirection.
Playing today instead? Head to today's hints, where nothing is grouped until you open it. Older puzzles live in the answer archive, grouped by year.
Frequently asked questions
How is yesterday's answer laid out?
Open the reveal to see each of the four groups with its category name and four words, sorted from the easy yellow group to the tricky purple one.
Why is purple usually the hardest group?
Purple is where Connections hides the wordplay — puns, hidden words or a shared pattern rather than a plain theme — so it's the group most players leave for last.
How do the colours rank the groups?
Yellow is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is usually the trickiest. The colours are the puzzle's own difficulty order.