NYT Connections — October 2, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from verbs meaning to financially support something, to the names of fingers on your hand, to words meaning usual or ordinary, and finally to things that follow the word "prime."
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these is a verb meaning to provide money for something.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these names one of the fingers on your hand (other than the thumb).
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these describes something typical, routine, or expected.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these follows the word "prime" to form a familiar phrase — prime number, prime real estate, prime rib, prime time.
The answer — spoilers!
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Finance
BACK · BANKROLL · FUND · SUPPORT
Fingers
INDEX · LITTLE · MIDDLE · RING
Customary
COMMON · ROUTINE · STANDARD · STOCK
Prime ___
NUMBER · REAL ESTATE · RIB · TIME
This puzzle by the numbers
- Prime ___
- REAL ESTATE
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