NYT Connections — October 22, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from parts of objects designed to be held, to types of sculptures, to positions on an American football team, and finally to the beginnings of words for things found on a bed.
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these is the part of an object meant to be gripped or held.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these is a type of sculpture or three-dimensional artwork.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these is a position played on an American football team.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these is the start of a word for an item of bedding — add a few letters to each and you'll get something you sleep under or on.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Parts To Be Grasped
GRIP · HANDLE · HILT · KNOB
Kinds Of Sculptures
BUST · MOBILE · RELIEF · STATUE
American Football Positions
END · GUARD · SAFETY · TACKLE
Starts Of Bedding
BLANK · COMFORT · PILL · SHE
This puzzle by the numbers
- Starts Of Bedding
- COMFORT
Counted from our own archive of NYT Connections answers — not published anywhere else.
