Connections #1230 Answers
Friday, October 23, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1230 for Friday, October 23, 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): forthright
- Green: things you install on a computer
- Blue: quantities in a formula for power
- Purple (hardest): ___ tap
Answers
FORTHRIGHT
DIRECT, FRANK, OPEN, VOCAL
THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTER
DRIVER, EXTENSION, PLUGIN, UPDATE
QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWER
DISTANCE, FORCE, POWER, TIME
___ TAP
DOUBLE, LOVE, PHONE, SPINAL
Previous Connections answers
- #1229 — parts to be grasped, kinds of sculptures, american football positions, starts of bedding
- #1228 — classic children's games, important person, famous paintings, double misnomers (neither word is an accurate description)
- #1227 — finish, lackey, mustaches, homophones of disney characters
- #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 ___
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