NYT Connections Answers October 3, 2026

NYT Connections Answers — October 3, 2026

Today's NYT Connections puzzle solves by finding hidden words at the start or end of each entry, drawn from categories like toilets, musicals, U.S. museums, and fantasy creatures.

Today's four groups

Answers are hidden below — tap to reveal them, easiest (yellow) to trickiest (purple).

STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET"

JOHN DENVER · CAN OPENER · HEAD WAITER · W.C. FIELDS

Each answer begins with a synonym for toilet: john, can, head, and W.C.

ENDING IN MUSICALS

LINDA HAMILTON · ELBOW GREASE · SOMETHING WICKED · FAT CATS

Each answer ends with the title of a musical: Hamilton, Grease, Wicked, and Cats.

STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS

WHITNEY HOUSTON · GETTY IMAGES · BROAD BEAN · MET HALFWAY

Each answer begins with a U.S. museum name: Whitney, Getty, Broad, and Met.

ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURES

RIVER PHOENIX · MERV GRIFFIN · NY GIANT · DIET SPRITE

Each answer ends with a mythical being: phoenix, griffin, giant, and sprite.

How to Play Connections

Connections gives you a grid of 16 words. Your job is to sort them into four hidden groups of four that share something in common — without using more than four mistakes. Groups are color-coded by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green, blue, and finally the purple group, which usually hides a wordplay twist.

Watch out for words that look like they fit multiple groups — the puzzle is designed so the obvious grouping is often a trap. Solve the three easier groups first and the last four words fall into place.