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NYT Connections — October 7, 2026

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Hint 1 of 5

Today's board moves from verbs meaning to set something aside for future use, to different types of bread rolls, to words that hide a Greek number prefix, and finally to categories that follow "Best" at the Tony Awards.

Hint 2 of 5

Yellow (easiest): each of these means to put something away for future use.

Hint 3 of 5

Green: each of these is a type of soft bread roll.

Hint 4 of 5

Blue: each of these words contains a Greek prefix for a number — one, two, three, or four.

Hint 5 of 5

Purple (hardest): each of these follows the word "Best" to name a Tony Award category.

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  • yellow

    Save For Later

    BANK · SQUIRREL · STASH · STORE

  • green

    Kinds Of Buns

    CINNAMON · HAMBURGER · HOT DOG · STICKY

  • blue

    Greek Numerical Prefixes

    DICHOTOMY · MONOLOGUE · TETRACYCLINE · TRIDENT

  • purple

    Best ___ Tony Awards

    CHOREOGRAPHY · MUSICAL · ORCHESTRATIONS · PLAY

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Hardest group (purple)
Best ___ Tony Awards
Longest word on the board
ORCHESTRATIONS

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A solved Connections-style board: sixteen word tiles sorted into four coloured rows of four — fruits, gemstones, instruments and planets
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