Hint guides for the New York Times Connections puzzle No. 1213, dated Oct. 6, 2026, appeared on several outlets Tuesday morning. Mashable, CNET, and Forbes each posted clues and answers for the daily word-grouping game. The NYT Sports Edition puzzle No. 743 also ran the same day.

Guides for both the Oct. 5 and Oct. 6 versions were up and running by early Tuesday. Mashable put up its Oct. 6 hints at 4:58 a.m. GMT. The daily format has players sort 16 words into four color-coded groups based on a shared connection.