NYT Connections — October 10, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from things helpful when writing an academic paper, to verbs meaning to assume something, to different sections of a social media app, and finally to words that combine with "boxing."
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these is something you'd use or create while writing an essay or research paper.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these means to assume or guess something without full proof.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these is a section you'd find within a typical social media app.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these words combines with "boxing" — beatboxing, kickboxing, shadowboxing, or unboxing.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Useful When Writing A Paper
DRAFT · NOTES · OUTLINE · THESIS
Presume
FIGURE · GATHER · IMAGINE · SUPPOSE
Social Media Sections
FEED · MESSAGES · NOTIFICATIONS · PROFILE
___Boxing
BEAT · KICK · SHADOW · UN
This puzzle by the numbers
- ___Boxing
- NOTIFICATIONS
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