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Connections #1248 hints and answers for November 10, 2026

Spoiler-free hints for all four groups in NYT Connections #1248 on November 10, 2026, from yellow to purple, with each answer hidden until you want it.

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Checked and updated 10 November 2026 at 23:03 UTC

Puzzle Hints Today connections hints cover for November 10, 2026 with coloured tiles and no letters

Key points

  • This Connections is #1248, for Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
  • Each group's answer is hidden separately, so you can reveal one at a time.
  • Groups run from yellow (most straightforward) to purple (usually wordplay).

Here are hints for each group in Connections #1248, easiest first. Reveal only the groups you are stuck on. Everything was checked against the official puzzle for November 10, 2026.

The 16 words

ABRACADABRA, APOTHECARY, BEEKEEPER, BROUHAHA, FOOFARAW, HABERDASHER, HULLABALOO, HYPERBOLE, INVISIBILITY, KERFUFFLE, METONYMY, ONOMATOPOEIA, OXYMORON, PROTOZOOLOGY, SCRIVENER, WAINWRIGHT

Yellow hint

Think of a noisy fuss or a commotion.

Show the yellow group

Hubbub: BROUHAHA, FOOFARAW, HULLABALOO, KERFUFFLE

Green hint

These are tools a writer uses to play with language, the kind you may have learned in English class.

Show the green group

Literary devices: HYPERBOLE, METONYMY, ONOMATOPOEIA, OXYMORON

Blue hint

These are jobs from centuries ago: a chemist, a tailor's supplier, a copyist and a cart-builder.

Show the blue group

Old-timey occupations: APOTHECARY, HABERDASHER, SCRIVENER, WAINWRIGHT

Purple hint

Ignore the meanings and count the vowels. Each word repeats one vowel many times.

Show the purple group

Words with five of one vowel: ABRACADABRA, BEEKEEPER, INVISIBILITY, PROTOZOOLOGY

The previous day's Connections answers

Show the November 9 groups

Deceitful scheme: CON JOB, FLIMFLAM, RIP-OFF, SHELL GAME
Jeans descriptors: BOOTCUT, DISTRESSED, LOW-RISE, SKINNY
Things with serrated edges: GRAPEFRUIT SPOON, MINT LEAF, STEAK KNIFE, TAPE DISPENSER
Ending in sea creatures: CARD SHARK, FUN SPONGE, GAMMA RAY, NAVY SEAL

How Connections works

The grid has 16 words that belong to four hidden groups of four. Select four words you think share a link and submit them. A wrong guess costs one of your four mistakes, and many words seem to fit two groups on purpose.

How to solve this grid

When a grid is full of long words, look for the group defined by spelling rather than meaning, and set those words aside first. Today, four of the longest words share a vowel pattern.

Looking for the current puzzle? See today's Connections hints. Also try the Wordle hints and Strands hints for November 10.

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Frequently asked questions

What do the colours in Connections mean?

They show difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest and often about wordplay.

How many mistakes can you make in Connections?

You can make four mistakes before the game ends.

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