NYT Connections — October 30, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from parts that make up a camera, to areas found around a theater's stage, to words that follow "Throw," and finally to fruit names with their first letter swapped.
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these is a component of a camera.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these is an area located around or near a theater stage.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these follows the word "Throw" — Throw Hands, Throw Pillow, Throw Rug, Throw Shade.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these is the name of a fruit with its first letter changed to a different one.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Parts Of A Camera
FLASH · LENS · SHUTTER · VIEWFINDER
Around A Theater Stage
BACKDROP · CURTAIN · PIT · WINGS
Throw ___
HANDS · PILLOW · RUG · SHADE
Fruit With First Letter Changed
DEMON · DRAPE · GLUM · GRANGE
This puzzle by the numbers
- Fruit With First Letter Changed
- VIEWFINDER
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