Connections #1,216 hints and answers for Friday, October 9, 2026
Connections #1,216 opens with a lopsided win, hands you the TV remote in green, recaps the game in blue, and finishes with four phrases that all begin with the word for the stuff you breathe. 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 name a one-sided win: a runaway result, a romp, a rout, and a clean sweep of every game or contest in a series.
DECISIVE VICTORY
DECISIVE VICTORY
Group 2 - Green
Hint: all four are things a TV remote controls: which station you watch, which source the picture comes from, whether the set is on, and how loud it is.
CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTE
CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTE
Group 3 - Blue
Hint: all four are parts of a sports show: the best plays replayed, the summary of the game, the final numbers on the board, and the statistics underneath them.
FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOW
FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOW
Group 4 - Purple
Hint: forget the meanings and read what comes first: each word follows AIR in a familiar phrase - a cooling appliance, a pretend instrument, a blown greeting, and the finger gesture for so-called.