The New York Times Connections puzzle for November 10, 2026, marks the 1,248th entry in the daily series. Today’s board, curated by editor Wyna Liu, features a blend of linguistic terminology, historical job titles, and a specific vowel-based pattern for the trickiest category.
Hints for November 10 Connections
If you are looking for a nudge in the right direction without seeing the final categories, these progressive hints should help narrow down your choices.
General Theme Hints
- Yellow: These words all describe a noisy commotion or a localized fuss.
- Green: These are formal terms used in literature or rhetoric to describe how language is used.
- Blue: Think of professions you might encounter in a Dickens novel or a historical archive.
- Purple: This category requires looking at the spelling of the words rather than their definitions; count the repeating vowels.
Category Clues
- Hubbub: Words that sound almost as chaotic as the situations they describe.
- Literary Devices: Technical terms for figures of speech.
- Old-timey Occupations: Traditional jobs that have largely faded from modern daily use.
- Vowel Patterns: Every word in this group contains exactly five of a specific vowel.
Warning: The full solutions for today’s Connections puzzle follow below.
Connections Answers for Nov. 10, #1,248
Yellow: Hubbub
Words: Brouhaha, Foofaraw, Hullabaloo, Kerfuffle
These four terms are all synonyms for a disturbance, commotion, or a scene of noisy confusion.
Green: Literary Devices
Words: Hyperbole, Metonymy, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron
These are specific rhetorical figures of speech used in writing and linguistics. Hyperbole refers to exaggeration, Metonymy involves using a related concept as a stand-in for a whole, Onomatopoeia mimics sounds, and an Oxymoron combines contradictory terms.
Blue: Old-timey Occupations
Words: Apothecary, Haberdasher, Scrivener, Wainwright
This group consists of archaic job titles. An Apothecary dealt with medicine, a Haberdasher sold sewing goods and men’s clothing, a Scrivener was a professional scribe, and a Wainwright built wagons.
Purple: Words with Five of One Vowel
Words: Abracadabra, Beekeeper, Invisibility, Protozoology
This category is a spelling challenge. Each word contains five instances of a single vowel: Abracadabra has five “A”s, Beekeeper has five “E”s, Invisibility has five “I”s, and Protozoology has five “O”s.
