Rock Paper Shotgun is providing daily guidance for The New York Times' Connections puzzle, including hints and answers for the November 4, 2026, edition. The guide aims to help players overcome challenging word groupings.

Today's Hints

For the November 4th puzzle, players are given the following hints:

  • Yellow: These are roughly the same shape!
  • Green: What the tag tells you not to do.
  • Blue: Killing time.
  • Purple: Fiery words.

Additional hints suggest one group shares a common first word, and every group contains at least one word with the letter 'L'. Specific word clues provided include "Doorstop" for Yellow, "Tumble Dry" for Green, "Poke" for Blue, and "Fly" for Purple.

Today's Groups Revealed

The four categories for the November 4th puzzle are:

  • Yellow: Triangular Prisms With a Sharp Edge (Doorstop, Flatiron Building, Pie Slice, Wedge)
  • Green: Words After 'Do Not' on a Care Label (Bleach, Iron, Tumble Dry, Wring)
  • Blue: Move Idly, With "Around" (Loll, Poke, Putter, Shuffle)
  • Purple: Fire___ (Cracker, Fly, Wood, Works)

The publication noted that the yellow group was particularly challenging for them on this date. A new Connections puzzle is released daily at midnight.