Connections #1227 Answers
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1227 for Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): finish
- Green: lackey
- Blue: mustaches
- Purple (hardest): homophones of disney characters
Answers
FINISH
CLOSE, END, STOP, WRAP
LACKEY
MINION, POODLE, PUPPET, STOOGE
MUSTACHES
CHEVRON, HORSESHOE, PENCIL, WALRUS
HOMOPHONES OF DISNEY CHARACTERS
ARIAL, BELL, DOCK, MINI
Previous Connections answers
- #1226 — seethe, all talk, "mc" things at mcdonald's, ending in birds
- #1225 — places to store clothes, things that come in sticks, famous perfumes, starting with things that cloud the air
- #1224 — digital notifications, photo, kinds of crabs, la ___
- #1223 — surface imperfections, landlocked countries, european countries minus a letter, starting with words for "stylish"
- #1222 — ways to preserve food, things you can score in sports, lowest part, low landforms with a letter changed
- #1221 — hint, tennis shots, superheroes, with "the", starting with "fee, fi, fo, fum"
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