Connections hints for Monday, October 12, 2026
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CALAMARIMANDARINSTATEABBREVIATIONNICKNAMEHANDLESHAPEWEATHERCONDITIONCONTRACTIONSITUATIONBEARALKYLAMIDESTANDELISIONMELAMINE
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Show all Connections answers for October 12, 2026 (spoilers)
- Status (yellow): CONDITION, SHAPE, SITUATION, STATE
- Tolerate (green): BEAR, HANDLE, STAND, WEATHER
- Word Shortenings, Often (blue): ABBREVIATION, CONTRACTION, ELISION, NICKNAME
- Words Made Using U.s. Postal Abbreviations (purple): ALKYLAMIDE, CALAMARI, MANDARIN, MELAMINE
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