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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 18, 2026

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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

ANGEL
BUREAU
BUTTER
CHEST
COCO
DEODORANT
DYNAMITE
FOGERTY
HAZEL
INCENSE
MISTER
OBSESSION
OPIUM
TRUNK
VAPORETTO
WARDROBE
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

PLACES TO STORE CLOTHESStraightforward
THINGS THAT COME IN STICKSModerate
FAMOUS PERFUMESTricky
STARTING WITH THINGS THAT CLOUD THE AIRDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

PLACES TO STORE CLOTHESStraightforward
FURNITURE AND CONTAINERS WHERE YOU MIGHT HANG OR FOLD YOUR CLOTHES+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT COME IN STICKSModerate
THESE PRODUCTS OR MATERIALS ARE ALL SOLD OR PACKAGED IN A CYLINDRICAL SOLID FORM+ 3 more…
FAMOUS PERFUMESTricky
THESE ARE ALL ICONIC, WELL-KNOWN FRAGRANCE NAMES WORN BY MILLIONS+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH THINGS THAT CLOUD THE AIRDevious
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH SOMETHING THAT OBSCURES THE AIR — FOG, HAZE, MIST, OR VAPOR+ 3 more…
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Full solution
PLACES TO STORE CLOTHESStraightforward
BUREAU,CHEST,TRUNK,WARDROBE

BUREAU, CHEST, TRUNK, and WARDROBE are all places where you store clothing and personal items

THINGS THAT COME IN STICKSModerate
BUTTER,DEODORANT,DYNAMITE,INCENSE

BUTTER, DEODORANT, DYNAMITE, and INCENSE all famously come in stick form

FAMOUS PERFUMESTricky
ANGEL,COCO,OBSESSION,OPIUM

ANGEL (Thierry Mugler), COCO (Chanel), OBSESSION (Calvin Klein), and OPIUM (Yves Saint Laurent) are all famous perfume brands

STARTING WITH THINGS THAT CLOUD THE AIRDevious
FOGERTY,HAZEL,MISTER,VAPORETTO

FOGERTY (FOG), HAZEL (HAZE), MISTER (MIST), and VAPORETTO (VAPOR) each begin with a word meaning something that clouds or fills the air

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