Connections #1,213 hints and answers for Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Connections #1,213 shortens the names of Wall Street firms in yellow, sits down in green, checks into hotels in blue, and hides a word for natural ability inside four longer words in purple. For each group below: read the hint first, then show the category name when you want it, then the four words.
Group 1 - Yellow
Hint: all four are shortened names of big financial firms: Berkshire Hathaway, Citigroup (as Citi), Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, each cut down to its familiar short form.
FINANCIAL FIRMS, FOR SHORT
FINANCIAL FIRMS, FOR SHORT
Group 2 - Green
Hint: all four name a kind of chair: a slatted outdoor chair named for a mountain range, a designer chair named for Charles and Ray Eames, a classic spindled wooden chair, and a high-backed chair with side wings.
KINDS OF CHAIRS
KINDS OF CHAIRS
Group 3 - Blue
Hint: each word goes directly before the word Inn to name a hotel chain: Comfort Inn, Days Inn, Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn.
___ INN HOTELS
___ INN HOTELS
Group 4 - Purple
Hint: forget the meanings and read the endings: each word ends with a word for a natural talent - SKILL, KNACK, FORTE (a person's strong suit, inside the piano's full name PIANOFORTE) and ABILITY.