NYT Connections Answer Today (#1249) – 11 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 #1249 (published 11 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:
- Afternoon
- Air Mattress
- Bubble
- Folk
- Green
- Herbal
- Holistic
- Patoot
- Rheostats
- Rough
- Sand Trap
- Shredder
- Tee Box
- Tire
- Traditional
- Whoopie Cushion
Definitions of the 16 Words
| Afternoon | The part of the day between noon and evening. |
| Air Mattress | An inflatable bed used for camping or as a temporary sleeping surface. |
| Bubble | A thin sphere of liquid enclosing a pocket of air or gas. |
| Folk | Relating to the traditions and customs passed down within ordinary communities. |
| Green | The closely mown putting surface surrounding the hole on a golf course. |
| Herbal | Made or derived from plants, especially for medicinal or flavoring purposes. |
| Holistic | Treating a person as a whole rather than focusing on one isolated symptom. |
| Patoot | An informal, joking term for a person’s backside. |
| Rheostats | Devices used to vary electrical resistance and control the flow of current. |
| Rough | The longer, unkempt grass bordering the fairway on a golf course. |
| Sand Trap | A sunken hollow filled with sand that golfers try hard to avoid. |
| Shredder | A machine that cuts paper into thin strips for disposal or security. |
| Tee Box | The designated starting area where play begins on a given golf hole. |
| Tire | The rubber covering fitted around the rim of a wheel. |
| Traditional | Following customs or practices that have been handed down over generations. |
| Whoopie Cushion | A novelty gag item that makes a rude noise when someone sits on it. |
General Hints
- Think about different approaches to healing, from old-fashioned remedies to whole-body wellness.
- Picture the different zones you’d walk through over the course of 18 holes.
- These objects only do their job once they’ve been blown up or pumped full.
- Look closely at the tail end of each word — it reads the same forwards and backwards.
Category Titles
- 🟨 Yellow: Kinds of Medicine
- 🟩 Green: Parts of a Golf Course
- 🟦 Blue: Things Filled with Air
- 🟪 Purple: Ending in Palindromes
One Word per Category
- 🟨 Yellow: Herbal
- 🟩 Green: Rough
- 🟦 Blue: Tire
- 🟪 Purple: Shredder
Complete Solution
The full breakdown is below — tap to reveal all four groups:
[CLICK TO REVEAL: Full Solution]
NYT Connections #1249 — Full Groups
- 🟨 Yellow: Kinds of Medicine → FOLK, HERBAL, HOLISTIC, TRADITIONAL
- 🟩 Green: Parts of a Golf Course → GREEN, ROUGH, SAND TRAP, TEE BOX
- 🟦 Blue: Things Filled with Air → AIR MATTRESS, BUBBLE, TIRE, WHOOPIE CUSHION
- 🟪 Purple: Ending in Palindromes → AFTERNOON, PATOOT, RHEOSTATS, SHREDDER
The purple group was the sneakiest one today — each word hides a tiny palindrome right at its tail, so you have to look past the obvious meaning to catch the pattern.
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