Connections #1248 hints
The colour hints point at one group each without naming its words. The last two steps are stronger and say so. Solve the colour you are surest of first.
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Yellow group hintGentle hint
Noise and fuss kicking off when everyone gets riled up.
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Green group hintGentle hint
Writers use these tricks to add color, whether it's exaggeration or words that sound like what they mean.
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Blue group hintHelpful hint
Think of jobs you would find in a village a few centuries ago.
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Purple group hintHelpful hint
Count the letters: each of these has one vowel showing up five times.
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Where's the trap?Strong hint: may name board words
Several of the silly-sounding fuss words and the fancy-sounding writing terms are long and quirky, so it is easy to mix them up.
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The four group namesStrong hint: reveals all four categories
- HUBBUB
- LITERARY DEVICES
- OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONS
- WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWEL
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Difficulty: Medium. The reason is in the answers section, since it can name the groups.
Play Connections #1248
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 ONOMATOPOEIA and the shortest is BROUHAHA.
Connections #1248 answers
Spoiler zone. Below are all four groups for November 10, 2026, with why each word fits.
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
BROUHAHA is in the yellow group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is HUBBUB.
Show all four words
BROUHAHA, FOOFARAW, HULLABALOO, KERFUFFLE
Show one word
HYPERBOLE is in the green group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is LITERARY DEVICES.
Show all four words
HYPERBOLE, METONYMY, ONOMATOPOEIA, OXYMORON
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APOTHECARY is in the blue group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONS.
Show all four words
APOTHECARY, HABERDASHER, SCRIVENER, WAINWRIGHT
Show one word
ABRACADABRA is in the purple group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWEL.
Show all four words
ABRACADABRA, BEEKEEPER, INVISIBILITY, PROTOZOOLOGY
All four groups at once
Show all four groups
- BROUHAHA: A noisy uproar or fuss.
- FOOFARAW: A fuss over nothing, or flashy excess.
- HULLABALOO: A loud, confused commotion.
- KERFUFFLE: A fuss caused by conflicting views.
- HYPERBOLE: Deliberate exaggeration, like waiting a million years.
- METONYMY: Naming something by a related thing, like the crown for royalty.
- ONOMATOPOEIA: A word that imitates a sound, like buzz.
- OXYMORON: Contradictory words together, like jumbo shrimp.
- APOTHECARY: An old-time pharmacist who mixed and sold remedies.
- HABERDASHER: A seller of men's clothing and small sewing goods.
- SCRIVENER: A scribe who copied documents by hand.
- WAINWRIGHT: A craftsman who built and repaired wagons.
Purple group explained
- ABRACADABRA: Has five letter A's.
- BEEKEEPER: Has five letter E's.
- INVISIBILITY: Has five letter I's.
- PROTOZOOLOGY: Has five letter O's.
Why it rated medium: Two of the groups are fairly easy to spot, but the letter-counting one and the old job titles take a bit of patience.
Puzzle note
Purple was the sneaky group, because ABRACADABRA, BEEKEEPER, INVISIBILITY and PROTOZOOLOGY just look like long, quirky words until you count vowels. That made it easy to mix them with the literary terms. Does this word hide five of one vowel?
What does FOOFARAW mean?
A silly, old-fashioned word for a fuss or commotion, often over something trivial. It is the least common of the hubbub words, and it is also spelled fufarraw. Here it belongs with the noisy uproar group.
What does SCRIVENER mean?
An old word for a scribe or clerk, someone who copied documents and letters by hand before printing and typewriters existed. Here it is one of the old-time jobs.
What does WAINWRIGHT mean?
Someone who builds and repairs wagons. The name combines 'wain', an old word for wagon, with 'wright', meaning maker. Here it is one of the old-time jobs.
What does PROTOZOOLOGY mean?
The study of single-celled animal-like organisms, called protozoa, such as amoebas. Here it is a word that contains the vowel O five times.
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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.
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Connections #1248 questions
How hard was Connections #1248?
We rated it medium.
What were the Connections answers on November 10, 2026?
HUBBUB: BROUHAHA, FOOFARAW, HULLABALOO, KERFUFFLE. LITERARY DEVICES: HYPERBOLE, METONYMY, ONOMATOPOEIA, OXYMORON. OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONS: APOTHECARY, HABERDASHER, SCRIVENER, WAINWRIGHT. WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWEL: ABRACADABRA, BEEKEEPER, INVISIBILITY, PROTOZOOLOGY.
What was the purple group in Connections #1248?
WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWEL: ABRACADABRA, BEEKEEPER, INVISIBILITY, PROTOZOOLOGY.
What made Connections #1248 tricky?
Several of the silly-sounding fuss words and the fancy-sounding writing terms are long and quirky, so it is easy to mix them up.
What was the easiest group in Connections #1248?
Usually yellow, which was HUBBUB: BROUHAHA, FOOFARAW, HULLABALOO, KERFUFFLE.