NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, October 14 (game #1221)

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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, October 13 (game #1220) .

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 #1221) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… FEED THING SERVE SUGGESTION FIERY FLICKER FLASH FOMENT SMASH HULK TRACE FUMBLE SLICE WHIFF VOLLEY NYT Connections today (game #1221) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: A small reveal GREEN: As seen at Wimbledon BLUE: Comic book champion PURPLE: A giant’s saying at the start 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 #1221) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: HINT GREEN: TENNIS SHOTS BLUE: SUPERHEROES, WITH "THE" PURPLE: STARTING WITH "FEE, FI, FO, FUM" Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #1221) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1221, are… YELLOW: HINT: FLICKER, SUGGESTION, TRACE, WHIFF GREEN: TENNIS SHOTS: SERVE, SLICE, SMASH, VOLLEY BLUE: SUPERHEROES, WITH "THE": FLASH, HULK, PUNISHER, THING PURPLE: STARTING WITH "FEE, FI, FO, FUM": FEED, FIERY, FOMENT, FUMBLE My rating: Easy My score: Perfect There is often a link between Strands and Connections and today I can’t help thinking that the purple group STARTING WITH "FEE, FI, FO, FUM" has some NYT thread with today’s folk and fairy tale theme in Strands.

For me, the expression, along with the next line “I smell the blood of an Englishman”, is a strong reminder of being a small child, when all adults seemed like giants, as it is what my uncle would bellow at the start of a hide-and-seek game.