NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, November 4 (game #1242)

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Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead
then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, November 3 (game #1241) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know
the answers. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: NYT Connections today (game #1242) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are FLY POKE IRON WORKS WOOD WRING WEDGE BLEACH PUTTER CRACKER DOORSTOP LOLL FLATIRON BUILDING SHUFFLE TUMBLE DRY PIE SLICE NYT Connections today (game #1242) - hint #1 - group hints What are some
clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Popular polyhedrons GREEN: Laundry advice BLUE: Casual movement PURPLE: Begin with a hot 4-letter word Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. NYT Connections today (game #1242) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: TRIANGULAR PRISMS WITH A SHARP EDGE GREEN: WORDS AFTER "DO NOT" ON A CARE LABEL BLUE: MOVE IDLY, WITH "AROUND" PURPLE:
FIRE____ Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. TechRadar 5-star reviewed devices Dyson HushJet Mini Cool Fan 99.99 View See all prices JBL Xtreme 5 249 View See all prices LG OLED evo AI C6 55-inch TV (2026) 1,199.98 View See all prices DJI Lito X1 369 View See all prices Dali Kupid 299 View See all prices De'Longhi Dedica Duo 181 View See all prices We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices NYT Connections today (game #1242) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1242, are YELLOW: TRIANGULAR PRISMS WITH A SHARP EDGE: DOORSTOP, FLATIRON BUILDING, PIE SLICE, WEDGE GREEN: WORDS AFTER "DO NOT" ON A CARE LABEL: BLEACH, IRON, TUMBLE DRY, WRING BLUE: MOVE IDLY, WITH "AROUND": LOLL, POKE, PUTTER, SHUFFLE PURPLE: FIRE____: CRACKER, FLY, WOOD, WORKS My rating: Hard My score: 1 mistake It
was more out of luck than design, but somehow I managed to complete this game in difficulty order for the third day in a row.

As great as it is to perform the triple rainbow, this was a far-from-perfect game, and one with began with the most obvious of mistakes: namely, the linking of the four golf clubs, IRON, WEDGE, WOOD and PUTTER. Im sure I wasnt the only person to fall into this particular bunker.

Thankfully, I recovered and decided that the icon shape of the FLATIRON BUILDING was the key linking it to WEDGE, PIE SLICE and DOORSTOP. From here, though, I muddled through with vague notions of something to do with laundry and laziness. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, November 3, 2026, game #1241) YELLOW: KEEP GOING: CARRY ON, CONTINUE, PROCEED, RESUME GREEN: THINGS WITH WHEELS: OFFICE CHAIR, ROLLER BAG, SHOPPING CART, STROLLER BLUE: THINGS A SERVER BRINGS AT A RESTAURANT: CHECK, FOOD, MENU, TAP WATER PURPLE: ENDING IN MENU BAR HEADINGS: CREDIT, INTERVIEW, PROFILE, WHELP What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green
is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as
you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there
are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.



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