Connections #1251 hints
Yellow is usually the easiest group and purple the trickiest. Start with one colour and see if the rest falls into place.
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Yellow group hintGentle hint
Ways to wander around online, whether you have a goal or not.
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Green group hintGentle hint
Getting noticed by reporters and the news.
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Blue group hintHelpful hint
Pulled along behind something with more power.
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Purple group hintHelpful hint
Put these four words after the name of the organ that sits inside your skull.
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Where's the trap?Strong hint: names board words
SURF sits next to a water skier and a barge, which makes it look like a water group, but it really belongs with the online actions.
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The four group namesStrong hint: reveals all four categories
- USE THE INTERNET
- MEDIA ATTENTION
- THINGS THAT ARE TOWED
- BRAIN ___
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Difficulty: Medium. The reason is in the answers section, since it can name the groups.
Play Connections #1251
Try a group here before you risk a mistake in the real game. Four mistakes are allowed, and nothing is saved. The longest word on this board is WATER SKIER and the shortest is SURF.
Connections #1251 answers
The groups for November 13, 2026 are below, each with a reason for every word.
Reveal one group at a time
Each colour opens in three steps: one word from the group, then the group name, then all four words. Stop as soon as you can finish it yourself.
Show one word
BROWSE is in the yellow group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is USE THE INTERNET.
Show all four words
BROWSE, SCROLL, SEARCH, SURF
Show one word
COVERAGE is in the green group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is MEDIA ATTENTION.
Show all four words
COVERAGE, EXPOSURE, PRESS, PUBLICITY
Show one word
BARGE is in the blue group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is THINGS THAT ARE TOWED.
Show all four words
BARGE, GLIDER, TRAILER, WATER SKIER
Show one word
FREEZE is in the purple group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
Show the group name
The group is BRAIN ___.
Show all four words
FREEZE, TEASER, TRUST, WAVES
All four groups at once
Show all four groups
- BROWSE: Look through web pages casually.
- SCROLL: Move down a page or feed.
- SEARCH: Look something up with a search engine.
- SURF: Drift from site to site online.
- COVERAGE: The amount of news reporting something gets.
- EXPOSURE: Being seen by the public.
- PRESS: The news media as a whole.
- PUBLICITY: Public attention, often promotional.
- BARGE: Flat boat pushed or pulled by a tugboat.
- GLIDER: Unpowered aircraft pulled into the sky by a plane.
- TRAILER: Hitched behind a car or truck.
- WATER SKIER: Pulled across the water by a motorboat.
Purple group explained
- FREEZE: Brain freeze is the ice cream headache.
- TEASER: A puzzle that tests your thinking.
- TRUST: A group of expert advisers.
- WAVES: Electrical activity measured in the head.
Why it rated medium: The fill-in-the-blank group takes some thought and a couple of words could drift between groups, but the online group is a gentle starting point.
Puzzle note
The water skier and the barge made SURF look like it belonged at sea. A careful player would notice that the towing group needs something being pulled, and surf is not pulled by anything here. So it joined browse, scroll and search instead.
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| Nov 10 | #1248 | WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWEL |
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| Nov 6 | #1244 | ENDING IN PARTS OF THE EYE |
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 #1251 questions
How hard was Connections #1251?
We rated it medium.
What were the Connections answers on November 13, 2026?
USE THE INTERNET: BROWSE, SCROLL, SEARCH, SURF. MEDIA ATTENTION: COVERAGE, EXPOSURE, PRESS, PUBLICITY. THINGS THAT ARE TOWED: BARGE, GLIDER, TRAILER, WATER SKIER. BRAIN ___: FREEZE, TEASER, TRUST, WAVES.
What was the purple group in Connections #1251?
BRAIN ___: FREEZE, TEASER, TRUST, WAVES.
What made Connections #1251 tricky?
SURF sits next to a water skier and a barge, which makes it look like a water group, but it really belongs with the online actions.
What was the easiest group in Connections #1251?
Usually yellow, which was USE THE INTERNET: BROWSE, SCROLL, SEARCH, SURF.