# NYT Connections game 1226: hints and answers

> Monday's puzzle groups words about anger, talking, McDonald's menu items and bird-related phrases.
- Title: NYT Connections game 1226: hints and answers · TechRadar
- Summary: Monday's puzzle groups words about anger, talking, McDonald's menu items and bird-related phrases. NYT Connections game 1226 for Monday, October nineteen…
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- Published: 2026-10-18T23:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nyt connections, word games, puzzle, game 1226, october 19, technology
## Today's sixteen words
NYT Connections game 1226 for Monday, October nineteen presents these sixteen words: Mohawk, Muffin, Hot Air, Balloon, Rave, Wind, Flurry, Steam, Gas, Rib, Fume, Alibis, Boil, Blather, Escrow, Nuggets.
## Yellow group: really angry
The yellow group, rated easy, contains four words meaning really angry. The answer is Seethe: Boil, Fume, Rave, Steam.
## Green group: mouthing off
The green group contains four phrases about mouthing off or talking without substance. The answer is All Talk: Blather, Gas, Hot Air, Wind.
## Blue group: McDonald's items
The blue group, rated quite tough, contains four things available at McDonald's with M C in the name. The answer is M C Things at McDonald's: Flurry, Muffin, Nuggets, Rib.
## Purple group: bird endings
The purple group, rated very difficult, contains four phrases that end with bird names. The answer is Ending in Birds: Alibis, Balloon, Escrow, Mohawk.
## Solver's path to the answer
The solver initially grouped Steam, Hot Air, Gas and Wind thinking they made balloons move, but the One Away pop-up revealed the correct grouping.

> all mouth and no trousers
## Puzzle difficulty and performance
The solver rated game 1226 as hard and scored one mistake. The McRib clue prompted reflection that it has appeared on UK menus only a couple of times since the nineteen eighties.
## Key takeaway

NYT Connections game 1226 for Monday, October nineteen features four groups: words meaning really angry, phrases about mouthing off, McDonald's menu items with M C in the name, and phrases ending in bird names.