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Today's answers

Connections Answer Today

Sunday, November 15, 2026

Two puzzles, two answers: the New York Times Connections for today, and today's daily board in our own Connections Unlimited game. Only want a nudge?Start with the hints instead.

1. NYT Connections #1,253

Nov 15, 2026

The 16 words, then the solution.

ALL-TIMEHISTORICRECORDUNPRECEDENTEDDRESS CODEREGISTRYRSVPTRAVELASTRALCARTESIANINCLINEDJETARCHIVEOCTONIONRAPSCALLIONSLEEK

The four categories

Reveal the four category names
UNMATCHEDYellow
WEDDING WEBSITE SECTIONSGreen
___ PLANEBlue
ENDING IN VEGETABLES IN THE ALLIUM FAMILYPurple

The full answer

Reveal all four groups
UNMATCHEDYellow
ALL-TIME, HISTORIC, RECORD, UNPRECEDENTED
WEDDING WEBSITE SECTIONSGreen
DRESS CODE, REGISTRY, RSVP, TRAVEL
___ PLANEBlue
ASTRAL, CARTESIAN, INCLINED, JET
ENDING IN VEGETABLES IN THE ALLIUM FAMILYPurple
ARCHIVE, OCTONION, RAPSCALLION, SLEEK

2. Connections Unlimited on Connections Game

today's daily board

Our Daily mode rotates through 1,058 boards and rolls over at midnight in your own time zone, so this is the board you get today.

Daily #1,050 · Nov 15, 2026
DUMMYLIPSVOICESPOTLIGHTGHOST LIGHTBREAK A LEGMACBETHWHISTLINGINVISIBLEWHITE FACESTRIPESBERETWEAKKNIGHTMOURNOUR
Reveal all four groups
VENTRILOQUIST'S ACTYellow
DUMMY, LIPS, VOICE, SPOTLIGHT
THEATER SUPERSTITIONSGreen
GHOST LIGHT, BREAK A LEG, MACBETH, WHISTLING
MIME STEREOTYPESBlue
INVISIBLE, WHITE FACE, STRIPES, BERET
SOUNDS LIKE A TIME WORDPurple
WEAK, KNIGHT, MOURN, OUR

How the colours work

Both games rank their four groups by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green, then blue, and purple is usually the trickiest — that is where the wordplay, hidden letters and category-within-a-category tricks live.

Connections #1,253 ran on Sunday, November 15, 2026. Past puzzles are in theanswer archive.

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