NYT Connections Answer Today (#1246) – 8 Nov 2026 Solution & Hints
- About Today’s Connections
- The 16 Words
- Definitions of the 16 Words
- General Hints
- Category Titles
- One Word per Category
- Complete Solution (Click to Reveal)
About Today’s Connections
Puzzle #1246 (published 8 Nov 2026). Sort 16 words into four groups of four, based on a hidden connection. Some words look like they belong together and don’t — that’s by design.
The 16 Words
Here are the 16 words, sorted alphabetically to avoid spoilers:
- BLOWOUT
- BUILT
- CARAT
- CHARRED
- CLARITY
- COLOR
- CONTEXT
- CUT
- EXTENSIONS
- INSIGHT
- JACKED
- KORN
- LEAK
- PERSPECTIVE
- RIPPED
- TRIM
Definitions of the 16 Words
| BLOWOUT | A hairstyling service that dries and shapes hair with a blow dryer and brush for extra volume and smoothness. |
| BUILT | Having a noticeably muscular, well-developed physique. |
| CARAT | A unit used to measure the weight of gemstones and the purity of gold. |
| CHARRED | Burned on the surface until blackened, often from grilling or open flame. |
| CLARITY | The quality of being easy to understand or see through without confusion. |
| COLOR | A salon treatment that changes or enhances hair’s hue with dye. |
| CONTEXT | The surrounding circumstances or background that help explain a situation or statement. |
| CUT | Having visibly defined muscles with very low body fat. |
| EXTENSIONS | Strands of synthetic or natural hair added to lengthen or thicken one’s own. |
| INSIGHT | A deep or accurate understanding of a complex situation or person. |
| JACKED | Extremely muscular, often as a result of intense strength training. |
| KORN | An American nu-metal band known for blending rap cadences with heavy rock instrumentation. |
| LEAK | An unintended escape of a liquid or gas, or, figuratively, of secret information. |
| PERSPECTIVE | A particular way of viewing or evaluating something, shaped by one’s own experience. |
| RIPPED | Having extremely lean, well-defined muscles with visible striations. |
| TRIM | A light salon cut meant to maintain length and remove split ends. |
General Hints
- These descriptors would all make a bodybuilder proud.
- You might hear these offered the next time you’re in the stylist’s chair.
- These are the things you reach for when you’re trying to understand the bigger picture.
- Say these out loud and you might hear something growing in a garden instead.
Category Titles
- 🟨 Yellow: MUSCULAR
- 🟩 Green: HAIR SALON SERVICES
- 🟦 Blue: THINGS THAT HELP MAKE SENSE OF A SITUATION
- 🟪 Purple: VEGETABLE HOMOPHONES
One Word per Category
- 🟨 Yellow: RIPPED
- 🟩 Green: TRIM
- 🟦 Blue: CONTEXT
- 🟪 Purple: LEAK
Complete Solution
The full breakdown is below — tap to reveal all four groups:
[CLICK TO REVEAL: Full Solution]
NYT Connections #1246 — Full Groups
- 🟨 Yellow: MUSCULAR → BUILT, CUT, JACKED, RIPPED
- 🟩 Green: HAIR SALON SERVICES → BLOWOUT, COLOR, EXTENSIONS, TRIM
- 🟦 Blue: THINGS THAT HELP MAKE SENSE OF A SITUATION → CLARITY, CONTEXT, INSIGHT, PERSPECTIVE
- 🟪 Purple: VEGETABLE HOMOPHONES → CARAT, CHARRED, KORN, LEAK
The purple group is the one that rewards saying the words out loud rather than just scanning them on the page — once you hear it, the trick clicks fast.
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