NYT Connections November 2 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1240
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MEDICINE CABINET COMPASS FOG MACHINE INCENSE WATERFALL DISCO BALL NETTLE HIKING BOOTS DRESSING ROOM DRY ICE WATER BOTTLE WIND UP PIQUE KALEIDOSCOPE HUMIDIFIER BACKPACK
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — THINGS TO BRING ON A TREK
Green — ANGER
Blue — MIST MAKERS
Purple — THINGS WITH MIRRORS
THINGS TO BRING ON A TREKBACKPACK, COMPASS, HIKING BOOTS, WATER BOTTLE
ANGERINCENSE, NETTLE, PIQUE, WIND UP
MIST MAKERSDRY ICE, FOG MACHINE, HUMIDIFIER, WATERFALL
THINGS WITH MIRRORSDISCO BALL, DRESSING ROOM, KALEIDOSCOPE, MEDICINE CABINET
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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.