If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you feeling stuck, you are not alone. Puzzle #1234 brings some clever word groups that might not be obvious right away. Here is what you need to know.
Here are helpful hints to guide you through today’s puzzle, with the full answers listed further down.
Today’s Connections Strategy & Commentary
Today’s puzzle covers terms meaning to mess with something, parts of the human ear, words before “bell”, and words that follow “bell”. The Yellow group features everyday verbs for interfering or tinkering with an item. Many players will recognize fiddle and tinker quickly, though meddle and trifle can take an extra moment to link together.
The Green category lists key anatomical parts of the ear. Canal and drum are familiar to most people, while anvil and stirrup may feel less obvious to casual players. The Blue set includes four words that precede “bell” to form well‑known phrases.
The Purple group is the hardest of the four. Each entry comes right after “bell” to create a common term or name, so it is easy to overlook the link at first glance.
Connections Hints Today: Category Clues
If you just need a gentle nudge, here are the clues for each color group:
- 🟨 Yellow Group Hint: Words meaning to interfere or tinker with something
- 🟩 Green Group Hint: Structures found within the human ear
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint: Words that go before the word “bell”
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint: Words that go after the word “bell”
Here is our result for today’s puzzle:
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🟩🟩🟦🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
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⚠️ Spoiler Warning: The full answers are below. Stop scrolling now if you want to solve it yourself first.
NYT Connections Answers Today for October 27, 2026 (Puzzle #1234)
🟨 Yellow Category: MESS (WITH)
- Fiddle
- Meddle
- Tinker
- Trifle
🟩 Green Category: PARTS OF THE EAR
- Anvil
- Canal
- Drum
- Stirrup
🟦 Blue Category: _ BELL
- Diving
- Jingle
- Liberty
- Taco
🟪 Purple Category: BELL _
- Bottoms
- Jar
- Pepper
- Tower
Yesterday’s Answer
This is the NYT Connections answer for October 26, 2026 (Puzzle #1233).
🟨 Yellow Category: Responses To “How Are You?”. (Chilling, Managing, Not Bad, Same Old)
🟩 Green Category: Kinds Of Mats. (Prayer, Welcome, Wrestling, Yoga)
🟦 Blue Category: AKC Dog Breed Groups. (Herding, Hound, Sporting, Toy)
🟪 Purple Category: Horror Movies With Last Letter Changed. (Halloweek, Hosted, Jawn, Psychs)
For older solutions, see our Connections answers archive.
How did you do today?
Did you quickly pick out the ear‑part or pre‑bell set, or did the “bell”‑suffix group slow you down? Share your results in the comments.
A new puzzle becomes available every midnight based on your local time zone. It appears at different times around the world including United States UTC‑4 to UTC‑8, Philippine Standard Time UTC+8, Australia UTC+8 to UTC+11, and New Zealand UTC+12 or UTC+13.
Check back tomorrow for more Connections hints, strategy tips, and the next answer.
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