Introduction
Here are today’s Connections hints and answers for NYT Connections No. 1,240 on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026.
Daily Hints
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Exercise in nature.
Green group hint: Mad at you!
Blue group hint: You might get wet.
Purple group hint: I see myself.
Full Answers
Yellow group: Things to bring on a trek.
Green group: Anger.
Blue group: Mist makers.
Purple group: Things with mirrors.
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The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is things to bring on a trek.
The four answers are backpack, compass, hiking boots and water bottle.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is anger.
The four answers are incense, nettle, pique and wind up.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is mist makers.
The four answers are dry ice, fog machine, humidifier and waterfall.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is things with mirrors.
The four answers are disco ball, dressing room, kaleidoscope and medicine cabinet.
Playing the Game
In Connections, you look at a grid of 16 words and pick four words that have a connection to one another. You do this four times until all 16 words in the puzzle are grouped. The tough part is that Times puzzle editor Wyna Liu chooses words that could fit in multiple groups. The obvious guess — hey, those are four animals! — is almost always going to be wrong. I’ve compiled my favorite tips for Connections if you need a boost.
The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
