Connections #1239 hints
Each hint below points at one group without naming any of its words. Solve the colour you are surest of first.
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Yellow group hintGentle hint
A dentist would use these names when looking in your mouth.
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Green group hintGentle hint
Different flavors of affection, from a childhood crush to going it alone.
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Blue group hintHelpful hint
Someone who is really into a hobby or interest might be called one of these.
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Purple group hintHelpful hint
Change the first letter of every word here and you'll land on a word that means very wet.
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Where's the trap?Strong hint
Several dog-related words are spread across different groups, which makes it tempting to put them together.
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The four group namesStrong hint
- KINDS OF TEETH
- KINDS OF LOVE
- ENTHUSIAST
- SYNONYMS FOR "SOAKED" WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED
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Difficulty: Medium. Two groups are easy to spot, but one requires noticing words with altered first letters, and a misleading animal theme can pull you off track.
Play Connections #1239
Same 16 words, same order as the real game. Pick four, press Submit, and you get the "one away" message just like NYT. Your real streak is never touched. The longest word on this board is UNREQUITED and the shortest is SELF.
Connections #1239 answers
The groups for November 1, 2026 are below, each with a reason for every word.
Reveal one group at a time
Need just a foothold? Every colour reveals one word first, then its name, then the full group.
Show one word
BICUSPID is in the yellow group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is KINDS OF TEETH.
Show all four words
BICUSPID, CANINE, INCISOR, MOLAR
Show one word
BROTHERLY is in the green group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is KINDS OF LOVE.
Show all four words
BROTHERLY, PUPPY, SELF, UNREQUITED
Show one word
FIEND is in the blue group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is ENTHUSIAST.
Show all four words
FIEND, HEAD, HOUND, LOVER
Show one word
DOGGY is in the purple group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is SYNONYMS FOR "SOAKED" WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED.
Show all four words
DOGGY, MATURATED, TRENCHED, TRIPPING
All four groups at once
Show all four groups
- BICUSPID: A premolar with two points, one of the tooth types.
- CANINE: The pointed tooth next to the incisors.
- INCISOR: A front tooth used for cutting food.
- MOLAR: A flat back tooth used for grinding.
- BROTHERLY: Affection between siblings or friends, as in the City of Brotherly Love.
- PUPPY: A young, innocent crush.
- SELF: Caring for yourself.
- UNREQUITED: Affection that is not returned.
- FIEND: As in a 'sugar fiend', someone hooked on something.
- HEAD: As in a 'gearhead', a devoted fan.
- HOUND: As in a 'news hound', someone eager for something.
- LOVER: As in a 'music lover', someone who adores a thing.
Purple group explained
- DOGGY: Change D to S and you get SOGGY.
- MATURATED: Change M to S and you get SATURATED.
- TRENCHED: Change T to D and you get DRENCHED.
- TRIPPING: Change T to D and you get DRIPPING.
Puzzle note
Dog words were scattered across all four groups, so CANINE, PUPPY, HOUND and DOGGY made a tempting but wrong pack. A careful player would notice that MATURATED and TRENCHED look like real words with the first letter wrong, so solving purple first makes the dog clutter easier to sort. The pack was a bluff.
What does BICUSPID mean?
A tooth with two points on its chewing surface, sitting between the canines and the molars. Also called a premolar. Adults have eight of them, and they are used for tearing and crushing food.
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| Date | Puzzle | Purple group |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | #1238 | STARTING WITH DOG COMMANDS |
| Oct 30 | #1237 | FRUIT WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED |
| Oct 29 | #1236 | THINGS THAT FEATURE THREE COLORS |
| Oct 28 | #1235 | HOMOPHONES OF PATHS |
| Oct 27 | #1234 | BELL ___ |
| Oct 26 | #1233 | HORROR MOVIES WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED |
| Oct 25 | #1232 | THINGS THAT CAN BE SNAPPED |
About Connections
Connections is a daily New York Times puzzle where you sort 16 words into four groups of four. Groups are colour-coded from yellow, the most direct, to purple, which usually relies on wordplay. You can make four mistakes. Looking back at past puzzles is one of the best ways to learn the kinds of tricks the editors like to use.
Other puzzles on Nov 1
Connections #1239 questions
What were the Connections answers on November 1, 2026?
KINDS OF TEETH: BICUSPID, CANINE, INCISOR, MOLAR. KINDS OF LOVE: BROTHERLY, PUPPY, SELF, UNREQUITED. ENTHUSIAST: FIEND, HEAD, HOUND, LOVER. SYNONYMS FOR "SOAKED" WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED: DOGGY, MATURATED, TRENCHED, TRIPPING.
What was the purple group in Connections #1239?
SYNONYMS FOR "SOAKED" WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED: DOGGY, MATURATED, TRENCHED, TRIPPING.
What made Connections #1239 tricky?
Several dog-related words are spread across different groups, which makes it tempting to put them together.
What was the easiest group in Connections #1239?
Usually yellow, which was KINDS OF TEETH: BICUSPID, CANINE, INCISOR, MOLAR.