# 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.

URL: https://puzzlehintstoday.com/connections-hint-november-10-2026
Published: 2026-11-10T23:01:03.821Z
Updated: 2026-11-10T23:03:29.695Z

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.

<details><summary>Show the yellow group</summary><p><strong>Hubbub:</strong> BROUHAHA, FOOFARAW, HULLABALOO, KERFUFFLE</p></details>

## Green hint

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

<details><summary>Show the green group</summary><p><strong>Literary devices:</strong> HYPERBOLE, METONYMY, ONOMATOPOEIA, OXYMORON</p></details>

## Blue hint

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

<details><summary>Show the blue group</summary><p><strong>Old-timey occupations:</strong> APOTHECARY, HABERDASHER, SCRIVENER, WAINWRIGHT</p></details>

## Purple hint

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

<details><summary>Show the purple group</summary><p><strong>Words with five of one vowel:</strong> ABRACADABRA, BEEKEEPER, INVISIBILITY, PROTOZOOLOGY</p></details>

## The previous day's Connections answers

<details><summary>Show the November 9 groups</summary><p><strong>Deceitful scheme:</strong> CON JOB, FLIMFLAM, RIP-OFF, SHELL GAME<br><strong>Jeans descriptors:</strong> BOOTCUT, DISTRESSED, LOW-RISE, SKINNY<br><strong>Things with serrated edges:</strong> GRAPEFRUIT SPOON, MINT LEAF, STEAK KNIFE, TAPE DISPENSER<br><strong>Ending in sea creatures:</strong> CARD SHARK, FUN SPONGE, GAMMA RAY, NAVY SEAL</p></details>

## 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](/connections-hint-today). Also try the [Wordle hints](/wordle-hint-november-10-2026) and [Strands hints](/strands-hint-november-10-2026) 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.