Connections #1,222 hints and answers for Thursday, October 15, 2026
Connections #1,222 opens with the smokehouse and the pantry, and finishes with four low landforms wearing disguises. 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: four old ways to make food keep: salt it, air it, brine it in a barrel, or hang it over a fire.
WAYS TO PRESERVE FOOD
WAYS TO PRESERVE FOOD
Group 2 - Green
Hint: all four are things you score, one scoring play each from basketball, soccer, baseball and football.
THINGS YOU CAN SCORE IN SPORTS
THINGS YOU CAN SCORE IN SPORTS
Group 3 - Blue
Hint: all four name the bottom of something: a stand's wide foot, the underside itself, the part that touches the ground, and the base a building stands on.
LOWEST PART
LOWEST PART
Group 4 - Purple
Hint: each word is a low landform with one letter swapped: a canyon becomes a weapon, a gorge becomes a blacksmith's fire, a ravine becomes a Wisconsin city, and a valley becomes a net shot.