NYT Connections November 5 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1243
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
RAINDROP ROSE WHISKER KITTEN GIG PEAR SPIKE NARCISSUS WEDGE RUN LOTUS UVULA BRANDO ANEMONE SPEEDBAG PLATFORM
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — KINDS OF HEELS
Green — FLOWERS
Blue — TEARDROP-SHAPED THINGS
Purple — LIQUORS WITH LAST LETTERS CHANGED
KINDS OF HEELSKITTEN, PLATFORM, SPIKE, WEDGE
FLOWERSANEMONE, LOTUS, NARCISSUS, ROSE
TEARDROP-SHAPED THINGSPEAR, RAINDROP, SPEEDBAG, UVULA
LIQUORS WITH LAST LETTERS CHANGEDBRANDO, GIG, RUN, WHISKER
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.