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Connections November 2, 2026: Hints & Answers (#1344)

edited by Wyna Liu.

Recap

This Connections puzzle required careful consideration of various themes, from outdoor gear to emotional states and atmospheric conditions, with a focus on identifying items with mirrors.

The sixteen tiles

The sixteen tiles as dealt. Reveal a group below to tint and caption its tiles here.

MEDICINE CABINETCOMPASSFOG MACHINEINCENSEWATERFALLDISCO BALLNETTLEHIKING BOOTSDRESSING ROOMDRY ICEWATER BOTTLEWIND UPPIQUEKALEIDOSCOPEHUMIDIFIERBACKPACK

Connections hints, one rung at a time

Six rungs, softest first. The recap above already named the groups, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.

  1. Four one-line nudges, one per group

    The softest hint there is.

    Yellow
    Outdoor Essentials
    Green
    Emotional Reactions
    Blue
    Atmospheric Phenomena
    Purple
    Reflective Objects
  2. What linked each group, described

    Still no titles and no tiles named.

    Yellow group

    Items you'd prepare for a long hike outdoors

    Green group

    Words that describe feelings of irritation or annoyance

    Blue group

    Devices or natural events that create misty conditions

    Purple group

    Everyday things that use mirrors for their function

  3. Board facts

    Counted off the sixteen printed tiles.

    Sixteen tiles, four groups of four, ordered yellow → green → blue → purple from most to least obvious. 8 of the sixteen tiles were more than one word.

    Tiles
    16 across 4 groups
    Longest tile
    16 characters
    Shortest tile
    5 characters
    Multi-word tiles
    8
    Back to the sixteen tiles
  4. The trap on this board

    Which tiles pulled in two directions.

    Some cards could fit into more than one group, consider 'WATERFALL' and 'NETTLE' carefully

  5. The four category titles

    Half the answer.

    Yellow
    THINGS TO BRING ON A TREK
    Green
    ANGER
    Blue
    MIST MAKERS
    Purple
    THINGS WITH MIRRORS
  6. One tile from each group

    The anchor most people misplaced, matched to its title.

    Yellow — THINGS TO BRING ON A TREK
    COMPASS
    Green — ANGER
    WIND UP
    Blue — MIST MAKERS
    HUMIDIFIER
    Purple — THINGS WITH MIRRORS
    KALEIDOSCOPE
    Open the full groupings

Every Connections group from that board

All four groups, folded. Opening one tints its four tiles above and captions them with the category name.

  • Yellow group · 4 tiles

    THINGS TO BRING ON A TREK

    BACKPACK, COMPASS, HIKING BOOTS, WATER BOTTLE. The yellow group, 'THINGS TO BRING ON A TREK', includes BACKPACK, COMPASS, HIKING BOOTS, WATER BOTTLE

  • Green group · 4 tiles

    ANGER

    INCENSE, NETTLE, PIQUE, WIND UP. The green group, 'ANGER', includes INCENSE, NETTLE, PIQUE, WIND UP

  • Blue group · 4 tiles

    MIST MAKERS

    DRY ICE, FOG MACHINE, HUMIDIFIER, WATERFALL. The blue group, 'MIST MAKERS', includes DRY ICE, FOG MACHINE, HUMIDIFIER, WATERFALL

  • Purple group · 4 tiles

    THINGS WITH MIRRORS

    DISCO BALL, DRESSING ROOM, KALEIDOSCOPE, MEDICINE CABINET. The purple group, 'THINGS WITH MIRRORS', includes DISCO BALL, DRESSING ROOM, KALEIDOSCOPE, MEDICINE CABINET

This board by the numbers

Puzzle
(#1344) · Monday, November 2, 2026
Tiles
16 in a 4 × 4 grid
Groups
4, yellow to purple
Multi-word tiles
8
Longest tile
MEDICINE CABINET
Mistakes allowed
4 before the board locked

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