Connections Hints
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 28, 2026
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ATTACHMENT
ATTRACTION
BODY
COARSE
CRUSH
CURIOSITY
FEELINGS
INTEREST
OPPORTUNITY
PERSEVERANCE
RODE
ROUT
SIGNATURE
SPIRIT
SUBJECT
WEIGH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ROMANTIC LIKINGStraightforward
COMPONENTS OF AN EMAILModerate
NASA MARS ROVERSTricky
HOMOPHONES OF PATHSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ROMANTIC LIKINGStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE HAVING A SOFT SPOT FOR SOMEONE+ 3 more…
COMPONENTS OF AN EMAILModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND WHEN COMPOSING A MESSAGE IN YOUR INBOX+ 3 more…
NASA MARS ROVERSTricky
THESE NAMES HAVE ALL ROLLED ACROSS THE RED PLANET+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF PATHSDevious
EACH OF THESE SOUNDS LIKE A WORD MEANING PATH OR WAY+ 3 more…
Full solution
ROMANTIC LIKINGStraightforward
ATTRACTION,CRUSH,FEELINGS,INTEREST
ATTRACTION, CRUSH, FEELINGS, and INTEREST all describe romantic liking or emotional pull toward another person.
COMPONENTS OF AN EMAILModerate
ATTACHMENT,BODY,SIGNATURE,SUBJECT
ATTACHMENT, BODY, SIGNATURE, and SUBJECT are all structural components of an email.
NASA MARS ROVERSTricky
CURIOSITY,OPPORTUNITY,PERSEVERANCE,SPIRIT
CURIOSITY, OPPORTUNITY, PERSEVERANCE, and SPIRIT are all NASA rovers that were sent to explore Mars.
HOMOPHONES OF PATHSDevious
COARSE,RODE,ROUT,WEIGH
COARSE (course), RODE (road), ROUT (route), and WEIGH (way) are homophones of words meaning paths or ways.