By Mashable | Created at 2026-10-17 02:11:51 | Updated at 2026-10-17 02:37:16
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Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today? We've got what you need to understand the clues for today's puzzle without spoiling any of the answers.
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While we are focused more on meanings than hints in this story, sometimes learning that many of the words have completely unrelated meanings is a clue in and of itself. Connections frequently includes clues that involve words within words and other visual clues.
Alert meaning
A warning signal about danger or important information.
Chime meaning
To make a clear ringing sound.
Ding meaning
A short, sharp metallic ringing sound like a bell, timer or doorbell.
Ping meaning
A quick electronic message/signal sent to check someone's status.
Boheme meaning
"The bohemian" or "the bohemian life" in French.
Brea meaning
A thick, black, sticky substance used for waterproofing and roadmaking.
Paz meaning
The word for peace in Spanish.
Scala meaning
A Latin/Italian word for ladder or staircase.
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Print meaning
Physical publications like books, newspapers and magazines.
Shot meaning
A single photographic exposure (snapshot) or an uninterrupted sequence of film/video captured by one camera.
Snap meaning
To break something thin or brittle with a sharp, cracking sound.
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Still meaning
A single, unmoving snapshot or film frame.
Fiddler meaning
A musician who plays the fiddle.
Hermit meaning
A person who lives in deliberate solitude and avoids human society.
King meaning
A male ruler or emperor.
Snow meaning
A white, crystallized precipitation that forms in colder temperatures.
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