Connections #1,241 has landed for Tuesday, November 3, 2026. If one of the groups is refusing to come together, work down the hints below and stop at the first one that unlocks it.
Our read of the board: 5 tiles are phrases rather than single words; two of the category names are long, which tends to mean a specific, lateral theme. As always, the purple group is the one built to mislead; if you see an obvious category of five or six words, that is the trap.
Today's board
The sixteen words, in the order they appear on the board. No spoilers here.
CARRY ONCHECKROLLER BAGINTERVIEWRESUMEPROFILEOFFICE CHAIRFOODMENUSHOPPING CARTCREDITCONTINUEWHELPTAP WATERPROCEEDSTROLLER
Hints for today's Connections
Three levels of help. Level one nudges, level two points, level three names the categories one at a time.
Level 1 · The categories, by first letterYellow: starts with K, 2 wordsGreen: starts with T, 3 wordsBlue: starts with T, 7 wordsPurple: starts with E, 5 words
Level 2 · One word from each groupYellow contains CARRY ONGreen contains ROLLER BAGBlue contains MENUPurple contains WHELP
Level 3 · The category namesYellow category
KEEP GOING
Green category
THINGS WITH WHEELS
Blue category
THINGS A SERVER BRINGS AT A RESTAURANT
Purple category
ENDING IN MENU BAR HEADINGS
Today's Connections answers
The full solution to Connections #1,241 is behind the button, yellow to purple. Nothing is shown until you click.
▶ Reveal the answers to Connections #1,241
KEEP GOING
CARRY ON, CONTINUE, PROCEED, RESUME
Yellow · the most straightforward group
THINGS WITH WHEELS
OFFICE CHAIR, ROLLER BAG, SHOPPING CART, STROLLER
Green · usually a step harder
THINGS A SERVER BRINGS AT A RESTAURANT
CHECK, FOOD, MENU, TAP WATER
Blue · where the red herrings start to bite
ENDING IN MENU BAR HEADINGS
CREDIT, INTERVIEW, PROFILE, WHELP
Purple · the trickiest, often wordplay
Yesterday's Connections
Connections #1,240 on Monday, November 2 had these four groups (our full write-up is still up):
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
How Connections works
Sixteen words hide four groups of four that share something in common. Pick four, submit, and the row locks in if you are right; four wrong submissions end the game. The groups are colour-coded by difficulty, yellow being the most direct and purple the most devious, and most boards include at least one word that could plausibly sit in two groups. Today's puzzle was edited by Wyna Liu at The New York Times.
A reliable habit: before submitting anything, find the five or six words that seem to belong to one obvious category and work out which of them is the imposter. Solving the strange group first is often easier than solving the obvious one.
Come back tomorrow for Connections #1,242, and find today's Wordle and the rest of the Puzzles desk in the section menu.