A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #1241
hints & answers for November 3, 2026

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Which group has you stuck?

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, C, P and R. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CARRY ON belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

KEEP GOING

Reveal all four words
  • CARRY ON
  • CONTINUE
  • PROCEED
  • RESUME

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with O, R, S and S. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

OFFICE CHAIR belongs in this group.

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THINGS WITH WHEELS

Reveal all four words
  • OFFICE CHAIR
  • ROLLER BAG
  • SHOPPING CART
  • STROLLER

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, F, M and T. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CHECK belongs in this group.

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THINGS A SERVER BRINGS AT A RESTAURANT

Reveal all four words
  • CHECK
  • FOOD
  • MENU
  • TAP WATER

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, I, P and W. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CREDIT belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

ENDING IN MENU BAR HEADINGS

Reveal all four words
  • CREDIT
  • INTERVIEW
  • PROFILE
  • WHELP
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  • Yellow: KEEP GOING
  • Green: THINGS WITH WHEELS
  • Blue: THINGS A SERVER BRINGS AT A RESTAURANT
  • Purple: ENDING IN MENU BAR HEADINGS

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All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

KEEP GOING

CARRY ON · CONTINUE · PROCEED · RESUME

Green

THINGS WITH WHEELS

OFFICE CHAIR · ROLLER BAG · SHOPPING CART · STROLLER

Blue

THINGS A SERVER BRINGS AT A RESTAURANT

CHECK · FOOD · MENU · TAP WATER

Purple

ENDING IN MENU BAR HEADINGS

CREDIT · INTERVIEW · PROFILE · WHELP

Other spelling matches on this board

No alternative four-entry spelling match was found by the anagram, palindrome, shared-start and shared-ending checks. Semantic overlaps may exist; these checks do not assess them.

These are checked spelling comparisons, not claims about the editor's intent or the most common player mistakes.

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

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