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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.
NYT Connections today (game #1242) – today’s words
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…
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.
NYT Connections today (game #1242) – the answers
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. I’m sure I wasn’t 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.
