If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you feeling stuck, you are not alone. Puzzle #1239 features some interesting word associations, including different kinds of teeth, types of love, words describing enthusiasts, and synonyms for being soaked with their first letters changed. Here is everything you need to know.
Here are helpful hints to guide you through today’s puzzle, with the full answers listed further down.
Today’s Connections Strategy & Commentary
Today’s puzzle brings together four different types of word associations. The Yellow group focuses on kinds of teeth. Bicuspid, Canine, Incisor, and Molar are all familiar dental terms, each referring to a different type of tooth found in the human mouth.
The Green category focuses on kinds of love. Brotherly, Puppy, Self, and Unrequited represent different forms of affection or emotional attachment. Recognizing the different ways people experience love is the key to identifying this group.
The Blue set features words associated with an enthusiast. Fiend, Head, Hound, and Lover can all describe someone who is extremely interested in or passionate about something. These words are commonly used as suffixes in expressions describing dedicated fans or enthusiasts.
The Purple group is the trickiest. Each word is formed by changing the first letter of a synonym for “soaked.” Doggy comes from Soggy, Maturated comes from Saturated, Trenched comes from Drenched, and Tripping comes from Dripping. Spotting the small first-letter changes is the key to solving the final group.
Connections Hints Today: Category Clues
If you just need a gentle nudge, here are the clues for each color group:
- 🟨 Yellow Group Hint: Different types of teeth found in the human mouth.
- 🟩 Green Group Hint: Different forms of affection and emotional attachment.
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint: Words that describe someone who is extremely passionate about something.
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint: Synonyms for “soaked” with their first letters changed.
Here is our result for today’s puzzle:
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🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
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⚠️ Spoiler Warning: The full answers are below. Stop scrolling now if you want to solve it yourself first.
NYT Connections Answers Today for November 1, 2026 (Puzzle #1239)
🟨 Yellow Category: Kinds Of Teeth
- Bicuspid
- Canine
- Incisor
- Molar
🟩 Green Category: Kinds Of Love
- Brotherly
- Puppy
- Self
- Unrequited
🟦 Blue Category: Enthusiast
- Fiend
- Head
- Hound
- Lover
🟪 Purple Category: Synonyms For “Soaked” With First Letter Changed
- Doggy
- Maturated
- Trenched
- Tripping
Yesterday’s Answer
This is the NYT Connections answer for October 31, 2026 (Puzzle #1238).
🟨 Yellow Category: Words Meaning Good That Sound Bad. (Gnarly, Killer, Sick, Wicked)
🟩 Green Category: Martini Specifications. (Dirty, Dry, Shaken, Up)
🟦 Blue Category: Things With Strings. (Guitar, Marionette, Tassel, Tennis Racket)
🟪 Purple Category: Starting With Dog Commands. (Downfall, Shakespeare, Sitcom, Staycation)
For older solutions, see our Connections answers archive.
How Did You Do Today?
Did you quickly recognize the different kinds of teeth, or did the various forms of love give you a challenge? Perhaps the Blue category caught your attention, while the Purple group’s tricky first-letter changes made it the hardest to solve.
A new puzzle becomes available every midnight based on your local time zone. It appears at different times around the world, including United States UTC-4 to UTC-8, Philippine Standard Time UTC+8, Australia UTC+8 to UTC+11, and New Zealand UTC+12 or UTC+13.
Check back tomorrow for more Connections hints, strategy tips, and the next answer.
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