NYT Connections November 4 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1242
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FLY POKE IRON WORKS WOOD WRING WEDGE BLEACH PUTTER CRACKER DOORSTOP LOLL FLATIRON BUILDING SHUFFLE TUMBLE DRY PIE SLICE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TRIANGULAR PRISMS WITH A SHARP EDGE
Green — WORDS AFTER "DO NOT" ON A CARE LABEL
Blue — MOVE IDLY, WITH "AROUND"
Purple — FIRE___
TRIANGULAR PRISMS WITH A SHARP EDGEDOORSTOP, FLATIRON BUILDING, PIE SLICE, WEDGE
WORDS AFTER "DO NOT" ON A CARE LABELBLEACH, IRON, TUMBLE DRY, WRING
MOVE IDLY, WITH "AROUND"LOLL, POKE, PUTTER, SHUFFLE
FIRE___CRACKER, FLY, WOOD, WORKS
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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.