The October 13, 2026, NYT Connections puzzle is not available to verify yet. Connections releases its daily puzzle at midnight in each player’s timezone, so the game may show a different date depending on where you are. This page does not use answers from October 13, 2025; that was a separate puzzle.
When will the October 13 Connections puzzle be available?
NYT says Connections is released at midnight in the player’s timezone. Check the game after midnight where you are; until that release, the October 13, 2026 word list, hints, and answers cannot be confirmed. The year matters: a guide to October 13, 2025 covers a different puzzle.
Where to play the official puzzle
The New York Times lists Connections in the Connections game, the Games app, nytimes.com/theathletic, and the News app. Its Connections Help Center explains access and gameplay features.
How to get hints without seeing spoilers
Connections Companion is an NYT community page with hints, comments, and difficulty ratings, and is available for everyone to read. NYT cautions that comments may contain spoilers, so avoid the discussion if you want to solve the puzzle without seeing answers.
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Can you play an older Connections puzzle?
The official archive is a subscriber feature, accessible through the NYT crossword website navigation or the Games app. Playing archived puzzles can affect completed-puzzle, win-rate, perfect-puzzle, and mistake-distribution statistics, but it does not change current or maximum streaks.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why October 13, 2025 answers are not today’s answers
TechRadar’s October 13, 2025 guide is for game #855, not the October 13, 2026 puzzle. Its words and categories are historical and should not be used as an answer key for the 2026 date.
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