NYT Connections November 11 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1249
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SHREDDER HERBAL PATOOT WHOOPIE CUSHION GREEN FOLK BUBBLE ROUGH AFTERNOON RHEOSTATS TRADITIONAL TIRE SAND TRAP HOLISTIC AIR MATTRESS TEE BOX
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — KINDS OF MEDICINE
Green — PARTS OF A GOLF COURSE
Blue — THINGS FILLED WITH AIR
Purple — ENDING IN PALINDROMES
KINDS OF MEDICINEFOLK, HERBAL, HOLISTIC, TRADITIONAL
PARTS OF A GOLF COURSEGREEN, ROUGH, SAND TRAP, TEE BOX
THINGS FILLED WITH AIRAIR MATTRESS, BUBBLE, TIRE, WHOOPIE CUSHION
ENDING IN PALINDROMESAFTERNOON, PATOOT, RHEOSTATS, SHREDDER
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.