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Connections Answers #1243

Thursday, November 5, 2026 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.

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Puzzle#1243

EditorWyna Liu

Difficulty5/10

Trap groupPurple

The Four Groups

Reveal the four groups

Connections answer · #1243

Yellow · KINDS OF HEELS

KITTENSPIKEWEDGEPLATFORM
Green · FLOWERS

ROSENARCISSUSLOTUSANEMONE
Blue · TEARDROP-SHAPED THINGS

RAINDROPPEARUVULASPEEDBAG
Purple · LIQUORS WITH LAST LETTERS CHANGED

WHISKERGIGRUNBRANDO

The Purple Group

LIQUORS WITH LAST LETTERS CHANGED

WHISKER · GIG · RUN · BRANDO

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Connections gives you sixteen words to sort into four hidden groups of four, with only four mistakes allowed. Groups run yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest, often wordplay). New to it? Our how-to-play guide covers the full strategy, or grab today's Connections answers.

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What were the Connections answers for #1243?

Connections #1243 (Thursday, November 5, 2026) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.

How hard was this Connections?

We rated it 5/10 (Medium). The purple group was the trap, which is where most solvers slip.