NYT Connections — October 27, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from verbs meaning to fiddle around with something, to parts of the inner ear, to words that come before "Bell," and finally to words that follow "Bell."
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these means to tinker or meddle with something, often unnecessarily.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these is a part of the human ear.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these precedes the word "Bell" — Diving Bell, Jingle Bell, Liberty Bell, Taco Bell.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these follows the word "Bell" — Bell Bottoms, Bell Jar, Bell Pepper, Bell Tower.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Mess (With)
FIDDLE · MEDDLE · TINKER · TRIFLE
Parts Of The Ear
ANVIL · CANAL · DRUM · STIRRUP
___ Bell
DIVING · JINGLE · LIBERTY · TACO
Bell ___
BOTTOMS · JAR · PEPPER · TOWER
This puzzle by the numbers
- Bell ___
- STIRRUP
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