NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Nov. 9, 2026
Why is NYT Connections trending today? Explaining the meanings behind the clues for NYT Connections #1247.
Today, NYT Connections hints provide meanings for each word in the November 9, 2026 puzzle without revealing any answers. The hints come from Mashable, which has offered daily hints and answers for Connections, Wordle, and Strands for several years. While the focus here is on meanings, recognizing that many words have unrelated meanings can itself be a clue. Connections often includes clues involving words within words and other visual cues.
Some of the words in today's puzzle include:
- Bootcut: A style of jeans fitting tight on thighs and flaring out at the knee.
- Distressed: Feeling upset, worried, anxious, or deeply unhappy.
- Low-rise: A type of jeans with a low waistline.
- Skinny: Very thin or having little body fat.
- Card shark: An expert card player using skill, deception, or cheating to win money.
- Fun sponge: Someone who ruins a good time.
- Gamma ray: High-energy, short-wavelength electromagnetic radiation.
- Navy Seal: The U.S. Navy's primary special operations force.
- Con job: A deceptive scheme.
- Flimflam: A trick or deception.
- Rip-off: A scam.
Other items in the puzzle include:
- Shell game: A street trick and confidence scam.
- Grapefruit spoon: A large citrus fruit.
- Mint leaf: An aromatic leaf typically in tea.
- Steak knife: A knife made specifically to cut steak.
- Tape dispenser: A holder for tape.
Understanding these meanings can help solve the puzzle, even if you're not looking for hints.
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