NYT Connections November 2 2026 Answers
The Monday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD
In its starting order:
MEDICINE CABINETCOMPASSFOG MACHINEINCENSEWATERFALLDISCO BALLNETTLEHIKING BOOTSDRESSING ROOMDRY ICEWATER BOTTLEWIND UPPIQUEKALEIDOSCOPEHUMIDIFIERBACKPACK
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: THINGS TO BRING ON A TREK
Green: ANGER
Blue: MIST MAKERS
Purple: THINGS WITH MIRRORS
THINGS TO BRING ON A TREKBACKPACK, COMPASS, HIKING BOOTS, WATER BOTTLE
ANGERINCENSE, NETTLE, PIQUE, WIND UP
MIST MAKERSDRY ICE, FOG MACHINE, HUMIDIFIER, WATERFALL
THINGS WITH MIRRORSDISCO BALL, DRESSING ROOM, KALEIDOSCOPE, MEDICINE CABINET
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
HOW CONNECTIONS WORKS
Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group: yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You are allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight. Play free at nytimes.com.
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