Connections #1,215 hints and answers for Thursday, October 8, 2026
Connections #1,215 is built on a decoy: at least six of these words (BEST, REGARDS, RESPECTS, CHEERS, WISHES, THANKS) read like email sign-offs, and every one of them belongs to a different group. The real groups cover obeying rules, beating a rival, things that arrive in threes, and four actors who share a first name. 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 verbs for obeying rules: pay attention to them, mind them, regard them as binding, or respect them.
FOLLOWS, AS RULES
FOLLOWS, AS RULES
Group 2 - Green
Hint: all four are verbs for doing better than someone else: beat them, overshadow them, go past them, or come out on top.
OUTDO
OUTDO
Group 3 - Blue
Hint: all four live in famous triples: the repeated cheer, the comedy trio, the baseball count that ends an at-bat, and what a genie grants.
THINGS THAT COME IN THREES
THINGS THAT COME IN THREES
Group 4 - Purple
Hint: forget the meanings and read the endings: each word ends with the surname of an actor named Tom - Cruise, Hardy, Holland, and Hanks, the last one hidden in a T plus the word itself.