NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, November 5 (game #1243)

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Thu, 05 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 Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, November 4 (game #1242) . 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 #1243) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are RAINDROP ROSE WHISKER KITTEN GIG PEAR SPIKE NARCISSUS WEDGE RUN LOTUS UVULA BRANDO ANEMONE SPEEDBAG PLATFORM NYT Connections today (game #1243) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues
for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Boot types GREEN: Pretty in bloom BLUE: A shape in common PURPLE: Altered alcohol 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 #1243) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: KINDS OF HEELS GREEN: FLOWERS BLUE: TEARDROP-SHAPED THINGS PURPLE: LIQUORS WITH LAST LETTERS CHANGED Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE
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quickly, I really suffered over the rest of the game.

Getting FLOWERS took me three guesses, as I included RAINDROP and then PEAR instead of NARCISSUS, while LIQUORS WITH LAST LETTERS CHANGED was sheer luck after I'd initially thought that WHISKER and RUN were something to do with skiing, rather than alcohol.

Im glad I managed to fluke myself home, as TEARDROP-SHAPED THINGS completely eluded me; I had no idea what a UVULA was and thought SPEEDBAG was just a smaller version of a punchball. And as for PEAR surely thats pear-shaped, rather than teardrop-shaped? Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, November 4, 2026, game #1242) 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 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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