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NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Oct. 23, 2026

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While we are focused more on meanings than hints in this story, sometimes learning that many of the words have completely unrelated meanings is a clue in and of itself. Connections frequently includes clues that involve words within words and other visual clues.

Direct meaning

Expressing opinions clearly, plainly and without beating around the bush.

Frank meaning

Speaking or acting with sincerity and directness,

Open meaning

Not closed, blocked, sealed or covered

Vocal meaning

Relating to, produced by, or intended for the human voice or speech.

Driver meaning

A computer program that controls hardware.

Extension meaning

An extra part or allowance added to a main thing.

Plugin meaning

A software component that adds specific features to an existing program or platform without changing its core code

Update meaning

To bring something or someone up to date by adding the newest information, making it more modern or providing recent facts

Double meaning

When a word, phrase or sentence can be understood in two distinct ways at the same time

Love meaning

A strong, deep emotional and mental state of affection, attraction or devotion toward a person, animal,or activity.

Phone meaning

An electronic device that lets two or more people talk to each other across a distance using wires or radio signals.

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Spinal meaning

Relating to, or affecting the spine.

Distance meaning

The numerical measurement of how far apart two objects, points or places are.

Force meaning

A push or a pull.

Power meaning

The ability, righto r political strength to govern, influence, or direct people, events or nations

Time meaning

The continuous progression of existence where events move forward from the past, through the present and into the future

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