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 11 (game #1249).
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 #1250) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- GREAT SCOTT
- ROCKY ROAD
- YOU'RE TOAST
- FLUX CAPACITOR
- MOONLIGHT
- SONATA
- JIMINY CRICKET
- MARTY MCFLY
- COMEDY ROAST
- DOC BROWN
- CHANGE PURSE
- ARCTIC CHAR
- GOOD HEAVENS
- SHIFT DRESS
- GLADIATOR SANDALS
- HOLY SMOKES
- SWING SET
NYT Connections today (game #1250) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Polite curses
- GREEN: A variety of beginnings
- BLUE: Burnt ends
- PURPLE: Look for the Academy Award winners
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 #1250) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: "GADZOOKS!"
- GREEN: STARTING WITH VARIATIONS
- BLUE: ENDING IN WAYS TO COOK THINGS
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1250) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1250, are…
- YELLOW: "GADZOOKS!": GOOD HEAVENS, GREAT SCOTT, HOLY SMOKES, JIMINY CRICKET
- GREEN: STARTING WITH VARIATIONS: CHANGE PURSE, FLUX CAPACITOR, SHIFT DRESS, SWING SET
- BLUE: ENDING IN WAYS TO COOK THINGS: ARCTIC CHAR, COMEDY ROAST, DOC BROWN, YOU'RE TOAST
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS: GLADIATOR SANDALS, MARTY MCFLY, MOONLIGHT SONATA, ROCKY ROAD
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 mistakes
I'm sure I wasn’t the only player to attempt a Back to the Future-themed group today. Fortunately, I pulled out after failing to find a fourth tile to go with MARTY McFLY, FLUX CAPACITOR and DOC BROWN.
Instead, I made my first mistake by including HOLY SMOKES among the group of ENDING IN WAYS TO COOK THINGS and then mistakenly placed MOONLIGHT SONATA in the green group, before realizing the connection.
Initially I had thought that the Marty in STARTING WITH BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS referred to Marty Supreme, but have subsequently discovered it’s a reference to the 1955 film Marty, which won four Oscars including Best Picture.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, November 11, 2026, game #1249)
- YELLOW: KINDS OF MEDICINE: FOLK, HERBAL, HOLISTIC, TRADITIONAL
- GREEN: PARTS OF A GOLF COURSE: GREEN, ROUGH, SAND TRAP, TEE BOX
- BLUE: THINGS FILLED WITH AIR: AIR MATTRESS, BUBBLE, TIRE, WHOOPIE CUSHION
- PURPLE: ENDING IN PALINDROMES: AFTERNOON, PATOOT, RHEOSTATS, SHREDDER
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.