NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, October 9 (game #1216)

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'.

If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, October 8 (game #1215) .

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories.

It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course.

I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #1216) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… POWER GUITAR CONDITIONER VOLUME BLOWOUT KISS SWEEP HIGHLIGHTS SCORES QUOTES INPUT STATS CHANNEL ROMP RECAP ROUT NYT Connections today (game #1216) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Overwhelming triumph GREEN: Zapper buttons BLUE: As seen during big game coverage PURPLE: Begin with a word that rhymes with “fair” Need more clues? We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles… NYT Connections today (game #1216) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: DECISIVE VICTORY GREEN: CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTE BLUE: FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOW PURPLE: AIR ____ Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #1216) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1216, are… YELLOW: DECISIVE VICTORY: BLOWOUT, ROMP, ROUT, SWEEP GREEN: CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTE: CHANNEL, INPUT, POWER, VOLUME BLUE: FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOW: HIGHLIGHTS, RECAP, SCORES, STATS PURPLE: AIR ____: CONDITIONER, GUITAR, KISS, QUOTES My rating: Hard My score: 2 mistakes The words HIGHLIGHTS, VOLUME, CONDITIONER and BLOWOUT immediately made me think of hair, so with little thought I bundled them together.

My second mistake was less reckless and on the right track for FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOW — I had QUOTES instead of RECAP, I was thinking about interviews with athletes and coaches.