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Hints for Connections #866
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- Yellow: Think of a peak period or the best years of something.
- Green: These are actions you can apply to text.
- Blue: These are things associated with vivid color.
- Purple: Each answer conceals an accessory at its ending.
Connections #866 answers
Spoilers below. The board contained BAYWATCH, HIGHLIGHT, RAINBOW, HERRING, PRIME, SUNSET, BOLD, PEACOCK, COOTIE, HEYDAY, KALEIDOSCOPE, UNDERLINE, ZENITH, KINGPIN, STRIKETHROUGH and PINNACLE. The four reported groups are:
Yellow: Best years
HEYDAY, PINNACLE, PRIME, ZENITH. Each can describe a high point or peak period.
#1 Best Overall
Green: Things you can do to text
BOLD, HIGHLIGHT, STRIKETHROUGH, UNDERLINE. Each is a text-formatting action.
Blue: Things known for being colorful
KALEIDOSCOPE, PEACOCK, RAINBOW, SUNSET. Each is associated with vivid colors.
Rank #2
Purple: Ending in accessories
BAYWATCH, COOTIE, HERRING, KINGPIN. The ending of each word spells an accessory: WATCH, TIE, EARRING and PIN, respectively. The words themselves are not all accessories.
Sources
The board and solution are reported by All Things How (updated October 24, 2025) and TechRadar (published October 23, 2025). These are secondary guides; the solution was not independently confirmed here against an original NYT answer record.
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