Connections #1247 hints
One nudge per colour, from yellow (usually plain) to purple (usually wordplay). Stop when the board opens up.
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Yellow group hintGentle hint
Have you ever been swindled out of your money by a trick?
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Green group hintGentle hint
Shoppers might use these words to describe the style or fit of denim pants.
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Blue group hintHelpful hint
Can you spot which items share a toothy, saw-like rim meant for slicing or gripping?
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Purple group hintHelpful hint
Check the last word of each entry for something that swims in the ocean.
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Where's the trap?Strong hint: may name board words
One entry sounds like a gambling hustle, so it tempts you to put it with the trickery group when it really belongs with the ones hiding an animal at the end.
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The four group namesStrong hint: reveals all four categories
- DECEITFUL SCHEME
- JEANS DESCRIPTORS
- THINGS WITH SERRATED EDGES
- ENDING IN SEA CREATURES
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Difficulty: Medium. The reason is in the answers section, since it can name the groups.
Play Connections #1247
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 GRAPEFRUIT SPOON and the shortest is SKINNY.
Connections #1247 answers
Careful: everything from here on shows the answers for November 9, 2026.
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
CON JOB is in the yellow group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is DECEITFUL SCHEME.
Show all four words
CON JOB, FLIMFLAM, RIP-OFF, SHELL GAME
Show one word
BOOTCUT is in the green group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is JEANS DESCRIPTORS.
Show all four words
BOOTCUT, DISTRESSED, LOW-RISE, SKINNY
Show one word
GRAPEFRUIT SPOON is in the blue group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is THINGS WITH SERRATED EDGES.
Show all four words
GRAPEFRUIT SPOON, MINT LEAF, STEAK KNIFE, TAPE DISPENSER
Show one word
CARD SHARK is in the purple group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is ENDING IN SEA CREATURES.
Show all four words
CARD SHARK, FUN SPONGE, GAMMA RAY, NAVY SEAL
All four groups at once
Show all four groups
- CON JOB: A planned trick to cheat someone out of money.
- FLIMFLAM: Old-fashioned word for a swindle or fraud.
- RIP-OFF: Something sold at an unfair price, or a cheat.
- SHELL GAME: A street hustle where a hidden pea is never where you guess.
- BOOTCUT: A jeans style with legs that flare slightly at the bottom.
- DISTRESSED: Jeans made to look worn, with rips and fading.
- LOW-RISE: Jeans that sit below the natural waist.
- SKINNY: Jeans that fit tight against the legs.
- GRAPEFRUIT SPOON: Its tip has tiny teeth to separate the fruit segments.
- MINT LEAF: Many mint leaves have jagged, toothed borders.
- STEAK KNIFE: Often has a serrated blade for cutting meat.
- TAPE DISPENSER: Has a jagged metal strip to tear the tape.
Purple group explained
- CARD SHARK: Ends in SHARK, a fish.
- FUN SPONGE: Ends in SPONGE, a simple sea animal.
- GAMMA RAY: Ends in RAY, a flat relative of sharks.
- NAVY SEAL: Ends in SEAL, a marine mammal.
Why it rated medium: The denim and trickery groups are easy to spot, but the sharp-toothed items and the hidden animals take a little more thought.
Puzzle note
The gambling flavor of Card Shark made it a very tempting scam suspect. A careful player would notice odd phrases like Fun Sponge and Gamma Ray, then check the last word of each for a hidden animal. The shark was hiding in plain sight.
What does FLIMFLAM mean?
A trick or swindle meant to fool someone, or the act of cheating a person with smooth talk and nonsense. It works as a noun or a verb, and it fits the group of deceitful schemes.
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About Connections
In Connections, 16 words hide four groups of four, and you can make four mistakes. Yellow is usually the plainest group and purple the most playful. Old puzzles show the same kinds of traps again and again, so replaying them is good practice.
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Connections #1247 questions
How hard was Connections #1247?
We rated it medium.
What were the Connections answers on November 9, 2026?
DECEITFUL SCHEME: CON JOB, FLIMFLAM, RIP-OFF, SHELL GAME. JEANS DESCRIPTORS: BOOTCUT, DISTRESSED, LOW-RISE, SKINNY. THINGS WITH SERRATED EDGES: GRAPEFRUIT SPOON, MINT LEAF, STEAK KNIFE, TAPE DISPENSER. ENDING IN SEA CREATURES: CARD SHARK, FUN SPONGE, GAMMA RAY, NAVY SEAL.
What was the purple group in Connections #1247?
ENDING IN SEA CREATURES: CARD SHARK, FUN SPONGE, GAMMA RAY, NAVY SEAL.
What made Connections #1247 tricky?
One entry sounds like a gambling hustle, so it tempts you to put it with the trickery group when it really belongs with the ones hiding an animal at the end.
What was the easiest group in Connections #1247?
Usually yellow, which was DECEITFUL SCHEME: CON JOB, FLIMFLAM, RIP-OFF, SHELL GAME.