Connections Hints for October 10, 2026: Clues and Answers

Today's Connections has four hidden groups of four. Start with a gentle nudge and only open more if you need it.

OUTLINESHADOWFEEDFIGUREDRAFTIMAGINEKICKNOTIFICATIONSGATHERNOTESUNMESSAGESBEATSUPPOSEPROFILETHESIS

Hint 1: One word from each group

Each of these words belongs to a different group.

Hint 2: Yellow (easiest) group theme

The yellow group is Useful When Writing A Paper.

Hint 3: Green group theme

The green group is Presume.

Hint 4: Blue group theme

The blue group is Social Media Sections.

Hint 5: Purple (hardest) group theme

The purple group is ___boxing.

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Useful When Writing A Paper

DRAFT, NOTES, OUTLINE, THESIS

Presume

FIGURE, GATHER, IMAGINE, SUPPOSE

Social Media Sections

FEED, MESSAGES, NOTIFICATIONS, PROFILE

___boxing

BEAT, KICK, SHADOW, UN

About this puzzle

More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.

Why each word belongs in its group, with a short dictionary meaning where one exists.

Yellow (easiest): Useful When Writing A Paper

DRAFT: (Universal spelling) A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.
NOTES: Acronym of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.
OUTLINE: A general description of some subject.
THESIS: (by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in...

Green: Presume

FIGURE: A drawing or diagram conveying information.
GATHER: To collect normally separate things.
IMAGINE: (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
SUPPOSE: (transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.

Blue: Social Media Sections

FEED: (transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
MESSAGES: (Ireland, Scotland and Northern England) Shopping, groceries, errands.
NOTIFICATIONS: (countable, computing) A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an even...
PROFILE: (countable) The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.

Purple (hardest): ___boxing

BEAT: A stroke; a blow.
KICK: (transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
SHADOW: A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
UN: A surname.