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Connections #1243 Answers – November 5, 2026

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1243 on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

ANEMONEBRANDOGIGKITTENLOTUSNARCISSUSPEARPLATFORMRAINDROPROSERUNSPEEDBAGSPIKEUVULAWEDGEWHISKER

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
KITTEN belongs to this group.
Green
ANEMONE belongs to this group.
Blue
PEAR belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BRANDO belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
KINDS OF HEELS
Green category
FLOWERS
Blue category
TEARDROP-SHAPED THINGS
Purple (hardest) category
LIQUORS WITH LAST LETTERS CHANGED

Connections #1243 answers

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KINDS OF HEELSKITTEN, PLATFORM, SPIKE, WEDGE
FLOWERSANEMONE, LOTUS, NARCISSUS, ROSE
TEARDROP-SHAPED THINGSPEAR, RAINDROP, SPEEDBAG, UVULA
LIQUORS WITH LAST LETTERS CHANGEDBRANDO, GIG, RUN, WHISKER
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What are the Connections answers for November 5, 2026?

KINDS OF HEELS: KITTEN, PLATFORM, SPIKE, WEDGE. FLOWERS: ANEMONE, LOTUS, NARCISSUS, ROSE. TEARDROP-SHAPED THINGS: PEAR, RAINDROP, SPEEDBAG, UVULA. LIQUORS WITH LAST LETTERS CHANGED: BRANDO, GIG, RUN, WHISKER.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.