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Connections Hints and Answers Today

Saturday, October 3, 2026/puzzle #1210 · four groups Updated daily

Hints and full answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle on Saturday, October 3, 2026. The four category names come first, because knowing what the groups are is usually all it takes — the sixteen words and which group each belongs to are below that, once you want them.

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Hints before the answers

  1. There are four groups of four, and 4 category names are known.
  2. Group 1 starts with the letters C, H, J, W.
  3. Group 2 starts with the letters E, F, L, S.
  4. Group 3 starts with the letters B, G, M, W.

The four categories

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STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET" ENDING IN MUSICALS STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURES4 to find

All 16 answers

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  • CAN OPENER
  • HEAD WAITER
  • JOHN DENVER
  • W.C. FIELDS
  • ELBOW GREASE
  • FAT CATS
  • LINDA HAMILTON
  • SOMETHING WICKED
  • BROAD BEAN
  • GETTY IMAGES
  • MET HALFWAY
  • WHITNEY HOUSTON
  • DIET SPRITE
  • MERV GRIFFIN
  • NY GIANT
  • RIVER PHOENIX

The other games today

Spelling Bee Live46 answers todayToday's letters are I, A, B, C, H, L, N, with I in the centre.Letter Boxed Live2 answers todayThe twelve letters are L, H, Y, M, I, E, R, U, T, W, A, P.Strands Live6 answers todayToday's clue is "A figment of your imagination".Wordle Live1 answer todayToday's word starts with P.

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Questions

What is the Connections hint for Saturday, October 3, 2026?

The four categories are STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET", ENDING IN MUSICALS, STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS, ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURES.

What do the Connections colours mean?

Yellow is the most straightforward group and purple the trickiest, with green and blue in between. The colours are only revealed as you solve, so they are a difficulty ranking rather than a clue.

What are the Connections answers for Saturday, October 3, 2026?

STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET": CAN OPENER, HEAD WAITER, JOHN DENVER, W.C. FIELDS. ENDING IN MUSICALS: ELBOW GREASE, FAT CATS, LINDA HAMILTON, SOMETHING WICKED. STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS: BROAD BEAN, GETTY IMAGES, MET HALFWAY, WHITNEY HOUSTON. ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURES: DIET SPRITE, MERV GRIFFIN, NY GIANT, RIVER PHOENIX