NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for November 10, 2026
Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.
Today's NYT Connections puzzle, numbered #1248, presents solvers with four categories of words to uncover. The yellow category, labeled "Hubbub," includes the words BROUHAHA, FOOFARAW, HULLABALOO, and KERFUFFLE. The green category, titled "Literary devices," features HYPERBOLE, METONYMY, ONOMATOPOEIA, and OXYMORON. The blue category, "Old-timey occupations," comprises APOTHECARY, HABERDASHER, SCRIVENER, and WAINWRIGHT.
Lastly, the purple category, "Words with five of one vowel," contains ABRACADABRA, BEEKEEPER, INVISIBILITY, and PROTOZOOLOGY. Players are tasked with identifying the common thread linking the words within each category.
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