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Connections #1249 hints and answers for November 11, 2026

Spoiler-free hints for all four groups in NYT Connections #1249 on November 11, 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 11, 2026 with coloured tiles and no letters

Key points

  • This Connections is #1249, for Wednesday, November 11, 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 #1249, easiest first. Reveal only the groups you are stuck on. Everything was checked against the official puzzle for November 11, 2026.

The 16 words

AFTERNOON, AIR MATTRESS, BUBBLE, FOLK, GREEN, HERBAL, HOLISTIC, PATOOT, RHEOSTATS, ROUGH, SAND TRAP, SHREDDER, TEE BOX, TIRE, TRADITIONAL, WHOOPIE CUSHION

Yellow hint

Think of approaches to healing that sit outside, or alongside, a modern pharmacy.

Show the yellow group

Kinds of medicine: FOLK, HERBAL, HOLISTIC, TRADITIONAL

Green hint

Picture where a golfer walks between the first swing and the final putt.

Show the green group

Parts of a golf course: GREEN, ROUGH, SAND TRAP, TEE BOX

Blue hint

All four of these need to be inflated before they work.

Show the blue group

Things filled with air: AIR MATTRESS, BUBBLE, TIRE, WHOOPIE CUSHION

Purple hint

Ignore the meanings and look at the last few letters of each word. Read them backwards.

Show the purple group

Ending in palindromes: AFTERNOON, PATOOT, RHEOSTATS, SHREDDER

The previous day's Connections answers

Show the November 10 groups

Hubbub: BROUHAHA, FOOFARAW, HULLABALOO, KERFUFFLE
Literary devices: HYPERBOLE, METONYMY, ONOMATOPOEIA, OXYMORON
Old-timey occupations: APOTHECARY, HABERDASHER, SCRIVENER, WAINWRIGHT
Words with five of one vowel: ABRACADABRA, BEEKEEPER, INVISIBILITY, PROTOZOOLOGY

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

The purple group is about spelling, not meaning, so check the end of each word letter by letter. Several two-word entries belong to the golf group, which helps you split them out early.

Looking for the current puzzle? See today's Connections hints. Also try the Wordle hints and Strands hints for November 11.

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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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