Connections #1,217 hints and answers for Saturday, October 10, 2026
Connections #1,217 opens with the tools of a term paper, guesses in the green group, scrolls through social media in blue, and finishes with four words that each stand in front of the same fighting word. 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 help get a paper written: a first version, the jottings you work from, the plan that organizes it, and the central argument it defends.
USEFUL WHEN WRITING A PAPER
USEFUL WHEN WRITING A PAPER
Group 2 - Green
Hint: all four are verbs for taking something to be true without proof: figure it must be so, gather as much from the evidence, imagine it, or suppose it.
PRESUME
PRESUME
Group 3 - Blue
Hint: all four are sections of a social media app: the stream of posts, the private notes, the alerts, and the page that is yours.
SOCIAL MEDIA SECTIONS
SOCIAL MEDIA SECTIONS
Group 4 - Purple
Hint: forget the meanings and read what follows: each word goes directly before BOXING - making music with the mouth, a martial art, sparring with an imaginary opponent, and opening a new purchase on camera.